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Rhodococcus ruber (Kruse 1896) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977

IEGM 327

Coidentity: VKPM AC-1900

<- 1979, I.B. Ivshina, OEGM B-294. Isolated from: turf soil, oil-gas field, Perm region, Russia. Taxonomy/description: 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis (GenBank accession number KJ442854). Properties: uses propane and n-butane as a sole carbon source; degrades n-alkanes (C12, C16) (314); produces biosurfactants when growing on n-alkanes (C10-C16) (250, 255, 291, 292); resistant to VO2+ (12.5 mM), VO43- (50.0 mM), VO3- (250.0 mM), accumulates nickel (286, 423); adheres to solid surfaces (314). (Medium 2 or 5, 28oC).

Medium: 2, 5

Reference(s): 250, 255, 257, 263, 277, 286, 291, 292, 314, 417, 423