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Rhodococcus ruber (Kruse 1896) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977

IEGM 89

<- 1984, I.B. Ivshina, OEGM U-1597. Isolated from: core sample 18 m deep, Uljanovsk region, Russia. Taxonomy/description: shows positive result with Rhodococcus ruber primers in species-specific PCR (245); (22, 55). Properties: uses propane and n-butane, liquid n-alkanes (C5-C16) and aliphatic alcohols (ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol) as a sole carbon source; resistant to Cr6+ (10.0 mM), Pb2+ (5.0 mM). (Medium 5, 8 or 15, 28oC).

Medium: 5, 8, 15

Reference(s): 22, 55, 245, 263, 277