Petrol station soil, Naphthalene and methyl naphthalene, other aromatics
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Verbatim locality:
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka
Verbatim collector:
Prashant S.Phale, Milind Mahajan
Standardised collector:
Prashant S. Phale; Milind Mahajan
Verbatim date:
1986
Start date:
1986
Country:
India
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
13.073083 77.593389
Culture flags
MPI:
Restricted Culture
Price Category:
Category 2
Culture notes
Characterised as:
Aerobic, catalase and oxidase positive, motile and non-sporulating, rod shaped (3.2-3.5 x 1.5-1.7um) and arranged as single cells or in pairs. On LB agar, colonies are 1-2mm in diameter, circular, smooth, flat, and translucent. Grows well at 28-32 degrees, pH 5.5-7.5, and 0-4.7% NaCl, but fails to grow at <10degrees, >42 degrees, pH > 8 and >5% NaCl. Shows resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ticarcilin.
Growth Conditions:
LB + ampicillin (50ug/mL), 30 degrees for 16-18h, aerobic conditions