Gordonia defluvii sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam. (2006)
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Soddell, J. A., Stainsby, F. M., Eales, K. L., Seviour, R. J., & Goodfellow, M. (2006). Gordonia defluvii sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 56, 2265-2269. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64034-0

Three strains of non-motile, Gram-positive, filamentous actinomycetes, isolates J4T, J5 and J59, initially recognized microscopically in activated sludge foam by their distinctive branching patterns, were isolated by micromanipulation. The taxonomic... Read More about Gordonia defluvii sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam..

Millisia brevis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam. (2006)
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Soddell, J. A., Stainsby, F. M., Eales, K. L., Kroppenstedt, R. M., Seviour, R. J., & Goodfellow, M. (2006). Millisia brevis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 56, 739-744. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63855-0

The taxonomic position of two mycolic-acid-producing actinomycetes, isolates J81T and J82, which were recovered from activated sludge foam, was clarified. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence studies indicated that the organisms formed a distinct linea... Read More about Millisia brevis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam..

Gordonia sinesedis sp. nov., a novel soil isolate. (2003)
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Maldonado, L. A., Stainsby, F. M., Ward, A. C., & Goodfellow, M. (2003). Gordonia sinesedis sp. nov., a novel soil isolate. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 83, 75-80. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1022918102948

The taxonomic position of an actinomycete isolated from soil was evaluated using a polyphasic approach. The organism, strain J72, was found to have chemical and morphological properties consistent with its assignment to the genus Gordonia. A nearly c... Read More about Gordonia sinesedis sp. nov., a novel soil isolate..

Dispelling the "Nocardia amarae" myth: a phylogenetic and phenotypic study of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes isolated from activated sludge foam. (2002)
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Stainsby, F. M., Soddell, J. A., Seviour, R. J., Upton, J., & Goodfellow, M. (2002). Dispelling the "Nocardia amarae" myth: a phylogenetic and phenotypic study of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes isolated from activated sludge foam. Water Science and Technology, 46, 81-90

Right-angle branched filaments and rods micromanipulated from activated sludge foam and mixed liquor were identified as putatively novel members of the genera Gordonia, Mycobacterium and Rhodococcus using a combination of chemical, molecular and morp... Read More about Dispelling the "Nocardia amarae" myth: a phylogenetic and phenotypic study of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes isolated from activated sludge foam..

Quantitative Use of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization To Examine Relationships between Mycolic Acid-Containing Actinomycetes and Foaming in Activated Sludge Plants (2000)
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Davenport, R. J., Curtis, T. P., Goodfellow, M., Stainsby, F. M., & Bingley, M. (2000). Quantitative Use of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization To Examine Relationships between Mycolic Acid-Containing Actinomycetes and Foaming in Activated Sludge Plants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66(3), 1158-1166. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.66.3.1158-1166.2000

The formation of viscous foams on aeration basins and secondary clarifiers of activated sludge plants is a common and widespread problem. Foam formation is often attributed to the presence of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes (mycolata). In order... Read More about Quantitative Use of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization To Examine Relationships between Mycolic Acid-Containing Actinomycetes and Foaming in Activated Sludge Plants.