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Rhodococcus ruber (Kruse 1896) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977

IEGM 896

<- 1997, E.G. Plotnikova, IEGM, P25. Isolated from: soil, Poa pratensis rhizosphere, GALOGEN plant, Perm region, Russia. Properties: degrades aromatic hyarocarbons (benzene, phenol, toluene, naphthalene, biphenyl, chlorobiphenyls) and acids (benzoic, chlorobenzoic, gentisic, salicylic) (335), degrades polychlorobiphenyls (336); resistant to Pb2+ (5.0 mM). (Medium 5, 8 or 11, 28oC).

Medium: 5, 8, 11

Reference(s): 335, 336, 417, 429