title: [Aqueous petroleum-oxidizing Arthrobacter].
abstract: Water petroleum oxidizing bacteria of Arthrobacter ceroformans as well as their lipid composition are described. On a medium containing hexadecane, all the strains produce wax in large amounts (upto 70% of total free lipids) consisting by 95% of cetyl palmitate. Fatty acids are represented mainly by palmitic acid but comprise also unsaturated C16:1 and C18:1 acids. Mycolic acids have not been detected. The significance of lipid composition for the identification of arthrobacteria is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001173:Arthrobacter / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010578:Petroleum; D012800:Siberia; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum
vernacular_title: Vodnye nefteokisliaiushchie artrobakterii.