Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974 emend. Rainey et al. 1995

IEGM 655

Coidentity: ATCC 19067, NCIMB 9703, J.W. Foster, 7E1C

< - 1995, N. Christofi, Napier Univ., Edinburgh, UK, NCIMB 9703 < - NCIMB. Isolated from: soil by propane - mineral salts enrichment. Properties: uses propane, n-butane and liquid n-alkanes (C₁₁-C₁₆) as sole carbon source (125, 126, 134, 152); forms cholesterol oxidase; transforms thioanisole (257). (Medium 5 or 8, 28^oC).

Medium: 5, 8

Reference(s): 125, 126, 134, 152, 257, 263, 277