Relationships between colony morphotypes and oil tolerance in Rhodococcus rhodochrous.
A mucoidal strain of Rhodococcus rhodochrous was resistant to 10% (vol/vol) n-hexadecane, while its rough derivatives were sensitive. When the extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) produced by the mucoidal strain was added to cultures of the rough strains, the rough strains gained resistance to n-hexadecane. Thus, EPS confer tolerance to n-hexadecane in members of the genus Rhodococcus.
Iwabuchi
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Marine Biotechnology Institute, Kamaishi Laboratories, Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
Sunairi
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Anzai
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Nakajima
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Harayama
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D000473:Alkanes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000494:pharmacology; D009154:Mutation; D010578:Petroleum; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012997:Solvents / Q000494:pharmacology
D000473:Alkanes; D003470:Culture Media; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D011134:Polysaccharides; D012997:Solvents; C007932:n-hexadecane