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Gordonia cholesterolivorans sp. nov., a cholesterol-degrading actinomycete isolated from sewage sludge.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2009
Drzyzga Oliver, Navarro Llorens J María, Fernández de Las Heras Laura, García Fernández Esther, Perera Julián
Abstract excerpt
The taxonomic position of the cholesterol-degrading strain Chol-3(T), isolated from a sewage sludge sample, was clarified using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Phylogenetic analysis of its 16S rRNA gene sequence, whole-cell fatty acid profile and mycolic acid composition revealed that this isolate is a member of the genus Gordonia with the species Gordonia sihwensis, G. hydrophobica and G. shandongensis being...
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