Rhodococcus ruber (Kruse 1896) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977

IEGM 226

<- 1987, I.B. Ivshina, OEGM GPK 363. Isolated from: soil, Polazna oil-extracting enterprise, Perm region, Russia. Taxonomy/description: demonstrates the reaction of complete identity with polyclonal antiserum against Rhodococcus ruber IEGM 70^T (96); (95). Properties: uses propane and n-butane, liquid n-alkanes (C₅-C₇, C₁₁-C₁₆) and aliphatic alcohols (ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol) as a sole carbon source (95); transforms thioanisole (257); resistant to VO²⁺ (12.5 mM), VO₄^3- (100.0 mM), VO₃^- (>250.0 mM), accumulates molybdenum and nickel (286, 423). (Medium 2 or 5, 28^oC).

Medium: 2, 5

Reference(s): 95, 96, 257, 263, 277, 286, 407, 423, 434