Summary and
additional information:
<- D.T. Gibson; B1 (Beijerinckia sp.). Stream, polluted. Taxonomy/description (6483, 6618). Sequence accession number(s): X85023. Plasmids pKG1 and pKG2 (4254). PLasmid 240 kb (25439). Utilizes anthracene (4253), biphenyl (4253), naphthalene (4253), phenanthrene (4253), cyclohexane (6790), toluene (6790), 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (6790). Oxidizes chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (5086). Benzo(a)pyrene and benz(a)anthracene are oxidized to cis-dihydrodiols. (Medium 457 supplemented with naphthalene or 3-xylene via incubation atmosphere, 30°C or Medium 830, 30°C). On resuscitation from ampoules, the strain forms two colony variants: big, slimy cream coloured ones and small yellow ones. Upon sub-cultivation, these two variants blend in. Physiologically and by riboprinting, the variants are indistinguishable in our labs.
