Rhodococcus erythropolis (Gray and Thornton 1928) Goodfellow and Alderson 1979

IEGM 199

<- I.B. Ivshina, 29-2B-2. Isolated from: water, spring, Olkhovski oil-extracting enterprise, Perm region, Russia. Taxonomy/description (95, 96, 97, 245). Demonstrates the reaction of complete identity with polyclonal antiserum against Rhodococcus erythropolis IEGM 7^T(96); shows positive result with Rhodococcus erythropolis primers in species-specific PCR (245). Properties: uses hydrocarbons as sole carbon source; produces biosurfactants when growing on n-alkanes (C₁₂-C₁₇) (74); degrades paracetamol (265). (Medium 8 or 11, 28^oC).

Medium: 8, 11

Reference(s): 74, 95, 96, 97, 245, 257, 259, 265, 272