抄録
An actinomycete of the proposed name Nocardia pseudosporangifera n. sp. was isolated from the soil in the oil field using ethane-enrichment ulture. The new organism is characterized by the formation of spherical bodies resembling pseudosporangia of Actinosporangium Krassilnikov and conidia in the aerial mycelium. The organism utilizes propane and several hydrocarbons higher than undecane besides ethane and grows autotrophically on hydrogen.
