Leucobacter chromiireducens
STRAIN DESIGNATION
UCCCB Identifier
UCCCB 10
Scientific name of organism
Leucobacter chromiireducens
Availability
Commercial
Strain number
L-1T
Other Collection Numbers
CIP 108389T; LMG 22506T; JCM 13322T
Type of Organism
Bacterium
Strain Status
Type
Preservation Procedures Used
Maintained at -80ºC in Nutrient Broth containing 15% glycerol
Metal Resistance
Chromium
Literature
Morais P, Francisco R, Branco R, Chung AP, Costa MS. Leucobacter chromiireducens sp. nov, and Leucobacter aridicollis sp. nov., Two New Species Isolated From a Chromium Contaminated Environment. System. Appl. Microbiol. 27, 646–652 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1078/0723202042369983
Date of isolation
1997
Restrictions
Biohazard group 1
GROWTH CONDITIONS
Medium
PY-BHI Agar
pH
7.0
Optimal Temperature(s)
28ºC
Maximum Temperature
20ºC
Minimum Temperature
37ºC
HISTORY OF DEPOSIT
Isolation source
Activated sludge of a treatment plant that receives wastewater from the tannery industry contaminated with chromium
Deposited By
Francisco, R. University of Coimbra
GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN
City
Alcanena
State/Province
Ribatejo
County
Santarém
Country
Portugal
Latitude
39º28' N
Longitude
8º 40' O
Country Code
PT
SCIENTIFIC DETAILS
Kingdom
Bacteria
Phylum
Actinobacteria
Class
Actinobacteria
Order
Micrococcales
Family
Leucobacter
Genus
Leucobacter
Specific Epithet
chomiireducens
Full Scientific Name
Leucobacter chromiireducens Morais et al. 2005 emend. Muir and Tan 2007
GENBANK ACCESSION NUMBERS
Genbank Accession Number (16S rRNA gene)
AJ781046
Genbank Accession Numbers (Genome)
RPDI00000000
