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

IEGM 24

Coidentity: NCIMB 13376

<- M.V. Berdichevskaya, 124-2. Isolated from: stratal water, oilfield, Perm region, Russia. Taxonomy/description (2, 97). Properties: uses hydrocarbons as sole carbon source; degrades o-phthalic acid esters (dimethylterephthalate, monomethylterephthalate) and aromatic acids (m-oxybenzoic, p-oxybenzoic) (92); produces biosurfactants when growing on n-alkanes (C₁₂-C₁₇) (74). (Medium 8 or 11, 14, 28^oC).

Medium: 8, 11, 14

Reference(s): 2, 74, 92, 97, 257, 259, 263, 277