Relationships between colony morphotypes and oil tolerance in Rhodococcus rhodochrous.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 66 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000