Sea water sediment, Isle of Borkum, North Sea, 1991
Biosafety Level
1
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Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
yes
Comments
Produces glucose lipids
Medium
ATCC® Medium 2698: Marine Agar/Broth with/ 10g/L Pyruvate
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 30°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor
Division of Microbiology, GBF National Research Center for Biotechnology; Braunschweig, Germany
References
Schneiker S, et al. Genome sequence of the ubiquitous hydrocarbon-degrading marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis. Nat. Biotechnol. 24(8): 997-1004, 2006. PubMed: 16878126
Yakimov MM, et al. Alcanivorax borkumensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new, hydrocarbon-degrading and surfactant-producing marine bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 339-348, 1998. PubMed: 9731272
