Other numbers: ATCC 13939, CCTM La 3411, DSM 20539, IFO 15346, LMG 4051, NCIMB 9279, UWO 288, A.W. Anderson R1. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < R.G.E. Murray (Micrococcus radiodurans) < A.W. Anderson. Isolated from: Irradiated ground pork and beef; Oregon, USA. Additional information: Type (4972). Radiation resistant: withstands 6.0 Mrad (411). Two colony types, identical using rep-PCR. Cultivation conditions: Medium 1 or 8, 30°C.