Rhodococcus ruber (DSM 8425, Propb)
Rhodococcus ruber Propb is a bacterium that was isolated from contaminated soil.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:27:26 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Mycobacteriales |
| Family Nocardiaceae |
| Genus Rhodococcus |
| Species Rhodococcus ruber |
| Full scientific name Rhodococcus ruber (Kruse 1896) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (2) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3280 | CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CASO AGAR (Merck 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 3280 | MINERAL MEDIUM (BRUNNER) (DSMZ Medium 457) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: MINERAL MEDIUM (BRUNNER) (DSMZ Medium 457) Composition: Na2HPO4 2.44 g/l KH2PO4 1.52 g/l (NH4)2SO4 0.5 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.2 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.05 g/l EDTA 0.005 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.002 g/l H3BO3 0.0003 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.0002 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0001 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 3e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3e-05 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 2e-05 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1e-05 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3280 | positive | growth | 28 |
Literature
Literature 
| Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screening for Microbial Metal-Chelating Siderophores for the Removal of Metal Ions from Solutions. | Hofmann M, Heine T, Malik L, Hofmann S, Joffroy K, Senges CHR, Bandow JE, Tischler D. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms9010111 | 2021 |  |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive10924.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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