Rhodococcus opacus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Bacillati |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetes |
Order: | Mycobacteriales |
Family: | Nocardiaceae |
Genus: | Rhodococcus |
Species: | R. opacus |
Binomial name | |
Rhodococcus opacus Klatte et al. 1995 |
Rhodococcus opacus is a bacterium species in the genus Rhodococcus . It is moderately chemolithotrophic. [1] Its genome has been sequenced. [2] R. opacus possesses extensive catabolic pathways for both sugars and aromatics and can tolerate inhibitory compounds found in depolymerized biomass (e.g., phenolics and furfural)