Rhodococcus ruber (Kruse 1896) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977

IEGM 243

<- I.B. Ivshina, OEGM B-637. Isolated from: sand rock (depth 60 m), Gomel region, Byelorussia. Taxonomy/description (55, 97). Properties: uses propane, n-butane and liquid n-alkanes (C₅-C₁₆) as sole carbon source; produces biosurfactants when growing on n-alkanes (C₁₂-C₁₇) (74). (Medium 5 or 8, 11, 28^oC).

Medium: 5, 8, 11

Reference(s): 55, 74, 97, 251, 257, 263, 277