Rhodococcus opacus

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Rhodococcus opacus
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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)

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References

  1. Klatte, Stefan; Kroppenstedt, Reiner Michael; Rainey, Frederick A. (1994). "Rhodococcus opacus sp.nov., An Unusual Nutritionally Versatile Rhodococcus-species". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 17 (3): 355–360. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(11)80051-2. ISSN   0723-2020.
  2. Pathak, A.; Green, S. J.; Ogram, A.; Chauhan, A. (2013). "Draft Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus opacus Strain M213 Shows a Diverse Catabolic Potential". Genome Announcements. 1 (1): e00144-12–e00144-12. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00144-12. ISSN   2169-8287. PMC   3569331 . PMID   23409266.

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