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Rhodococcus  equi MCI-2132
Section: 1 No: 36
Lineage: Actinobacteria, Actinobacteria, Actinobacteridae, Actinomycetales, Corynebacterineae, Nocardiaceae
Contributor: R. Sashida & T. Mikawa

Strain MCI-2132 produces a novel endo-type glycosphingolipid-degrading enzyme. Cells form filaments, show elementary branching at early stages of growth later fragmenting into short rods or cocci.

References:
Magnusson, H.: Spezifische infektiose Pneumonie beim Fohlen. Ein neuer Entreneger beim Pferde. Archiv fur wissenschaftliche u. praktische Tierheilkunde, 1923, 50, 22-38
Goodfellow, M. & Alderson, G.: The actinomycete genus Rhodococcus: a home for the rhodochrous complex. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1977, 100, 99-122

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