Determinative studies were carried out with
Brevibacterium, Arthrobacter,
Micrococcus, Sarcina, Alcaligenes and
Achromobacter isolated from oil-brines obtained in petroleum zones in Japan, and the following species were identified:
Brevibacterium pusillum nov. sp., 2 strains;
Brev. Helvolum (ZIMMERMANN) LOCHHEAD, 4 strains;
Brev. Sulfureum (BERGEY et al.) BREED, 1 strain;
Arthrobacter ureafaciens (KREBS and EGGLESTON) CLARK, 2 strains;
Arth. tumescens (JENSEN) CONN and DIMMICK, 2 strains;
Micrococcus varians MIGULA, 2 strains;
Micr. conglomeratus MIGULA, 3 strains;
Micr. luteus (SCHROETER) COHN, 1 strain;
Micr. candidus COHN, 2 strains:
Sarcina lutea SCHROETER, 1 strain;
S. lutea subsp.
flava KOCUR and MARTINEC, 12 strains;
Alcaligenes faecalis CASTELLANI and CHALMERS, 2 strains; and
Achromobacter delicatulus (JORDAN) BERGEY
et al., 1 strain.
This paper was read at the 191st Meeting of the Kanto Branch of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan held on February 28, 1959.
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