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BacDive ID 163232
Type strain
Strain Designation 1652
Culture col. no. VKM Ac-780 NCIMB 9948 IAM 12126 CIP 104495 ATCC 999 JCM 2157 1652 2 more
NCBI tax ID(s) 1829
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General

@ref: 67770

BacDive-ID: 163232

keywords: obligate aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive, rod-shaped

description: Rhodococcus rhodochrous 1652 is an obligate aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from Mississippi River water.

NCBI tax id

  • NCBI tax id: 1829
  • Matching level: species

strain history

@refhistory
67770IAM 12126 <-- ATCC 999 <-- R. S. Breed strain KMBC ("Bacillus mycoides corallinus") <-- Král Collection <-- M. Hefferan.
122226CIP <- 1995, JCM <- IAM <- ATCC <- R.S. Breed, KMBC, Mycobacterium rhodochrous: strain 1652 <- Pribram Collection <- Hefferan, Bacillus mycoides corallinus

doi: 10.13145/bacdive163232.20251217.10

Name and taxonomic classification

LPSN

  • @ref: 20215
  • description: kingdom/bacillati
  • keyword: phylum/actinomycetota
  • phylum: Actinomycetota
  • class: Actinomycetes
  • order: Mycobacteriales
  • family: Nocardiaceae
  • genus: Rhodococcus
  • species: Rhodococcus rhodochrous
  • full scientific name: Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

  • synonyms

    @refsynonym
    20215Staphylococcus rhodochrous
    20215Rhodococcus roseus

@ref: 67770

domain: Bacteria

phylum: Actinobacteria

class: Actinobacteria

order: Mycobacteriales

family: Nocardiaceae

genus: Rhodococcus

species: Rhodococcus rhodochrous

full scientific name: Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974

strain designation: 1652

type strain: no

Morphology

cell morphology

  • @ref: 122226
  • gram stain: positive
  • cell shape: rod-shaped
  • motility: no

Culture and growth conditions

culture medium

  • @ref: 122226
  • name: CIP Medium 3
  • growth: yes
  • link: https://catalogue-crbip.pasteur.fr/fiche_milieu.xhtml?crbip=3

culture temp

@refgrowthtypetemperature
67770positivegrowth28
122226positivegrowth10-45

Physiology and metabolism

oxygen tolerance

  • @ref: 122226
  • oxygen tolerance: obligate aerobe

halophily

@refsaltgrowthtested relationconcentration
122226NaClpositivegrowth0-6 %
122226NaClnogrowth8 %

metabolite utilization

@refChebi-IDmetaboliteutilization activitykind of utilization tested
6837118403L-arabitol-builds acid from
6837124265gluconate-builds acid from
68371Potassium 2-ketogluconate-builds acid from
68371Potassium 5-ketogluconate-builds acid from
6837116443D-tagatose-builds acid from
6837128847D-fucose-builds acid from
6837116634raffinose-builds acid from
6837128017starch-builds acid from
6837128087glycogen-builds acid from
6837117151xylitol-builds acid from
6837128066gentiobiose-builds acid from
6837117716lactose-builds acid from
6837128053melibiose-builds acid from
6837117992sucrose-builds acid from
68371320061methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside-builds acid from
6837159640N-acetylglucosamine-builds acid from
6837127613amygdalin-builds acid from
6837118305arbutin-builds acid from
6837117057cellobiose-builds acid from
6837116813galactitol-builds acid from
6837117268myo-inositol-builds acid from
6837116988D-ribose-builds acid from
6837165328L-xylose-builds acid from
6837115963ribitol-builds acid from
6837174863methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside-builds acid from
6837112936D-galactose-builds acid from
6837117266L-sorbose-builds acid from
6837117108D-arabinose-builds acid from
6837130849L-arabinose-builds acid from
6837117113erythritol-builds acid from
1222264853esculin+hydrolysis
12222617234glucose-fermentation
122226606565hippurate+hydrolysis
12222617716lactose-fermentation
12222617632nitrate+reduction
12222616301nitrite-reduction
122226132112sodium thiosulfate-builds gas from
12222617234glucose+degradation
12222617632nitrate-respiration
6837118287L-fucose-builds acid from
6837162318D-lyxose-builds acid from
6837132528turanose-builds acid from
683716731melezitose-builds acid from
6837115443inulin-builds acid from
6837117306maltose-builds acid from
6837143943methyl alpha-D-mannoside-builds acid from
6837162345L-rhamnose-builds acid from
6837117754glycerol-builds acid from

metabolite production

  • @ref: 122226
  • Chebi-ID: 35581
  • metabolite: indole
  • production: no

metabolite tests

@refChebi-IDmetabolitevoges-proskauer-testmethylred-test
12222615688acetoin-
12222617234glucose+

enzymes

@refvalueactivityec
68382alpha-fucosidase-3.2.1.51
68382alpha-mannosidase-3.2.1.24
68382N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase-3.2.1.52
68382beta-glucosidase+3.2.1.21
68382alpha-glucosidase-3.2.1.20
68382beta-glucuronidase-3.2.1.31
68382beta-galactosidase-3.2.1.23
68382alpha-galactosidase-3.2.1.22
68382naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase+
68382acid phosphatase-3.1.3.2
68382alpha-chymotrypsin-3.4.21.1
68382trypsin-3.4.21.4
68382cystine arylamidase-3.4.11.3
68382valine arylamidase-
68382leucine arylamidase+3.4.11.1
68382lipase (C 14)-
68382esterase lipase (C 8)+
68382esterase (C 4)+
68382alkaline phosphatase-3.1.3.1
122226oxidase-
122226beta-galactosidase-3.2.1.23
122226alcohol dehydrogenase-1.1.1.1
122226gelatinase-
122226amylase-
122226DNase-
122226caseinase-3.4.21.50
122226catalase+1.11.1.6
122226tween esterase-
122226gamma-glutamyltransferase+2.3.2.2
122226lecithinase-
122226lysine decarboxylase-4.1.1.18
122226ornithine decarboxylase-4.1.1.17
122226tryptophan deaminase-
122226urease+3.5.1.5

API zym

@refControlAlkaline phosphataseEsteraseEsterase LipaseLipaseLeucine arylamidaseValine arylamidaseCystine arylamidaseTrypsinalpha- ChymotrypsinAcid phosphataseNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolasealpha- Galactosidasebeta- Galactosidasebeta- Glucuronidasealpha- Glucosidasebeta- GlucosidaseN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidasealpha- Mannosidasealpha- Fucosidase
122226--++-+-----+----+---

API 50CHac

@refGLYERYDARALARARIBDXYLLXYLADOMDXGALGLUFRUMNESBERHADULINOMANSORMDMMDGNAGAMYARBESCSALCELMALLACMELSACTREINUMLZRAFAMDGLYGXLTGENTURLYXTAGDFUCLFUCDARLLARLGNT2KG5KG
122226-----+/-----+/-+/-+/-----+/-+/------+/-+/------+/-------------+/-----

API biotype100

@refGLUFRUGALTREMNESBEMELSACRAFMTEMALLACLTEMbGaMaGaCELGENMbGuESCRIBARAXYLPLERHAFUCMLZDARLLARLXLTDULTAGGLYINOMANMTLTURSORADOHBGLYXERYMDG3MDGSATMUCLTATDTATMTATDMLTLMLTCATETATETTECITGRTGAT2KG5KGTRYNAGGNTPACPATpOBEQATGTEmOBEBATPPATCMTTGEBETPCEABTHINLATCAPCYTHISSUCFUMGREGYTAVTETNTTNGLNITA3OBUAPTGTTPRODALALALASERMNTPROPTYR2KT
122226-+-+----------------------+----+-+--+------------+------------+++++++------+---+++------+-+------++

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

isolation

@refsample typegeographic locationcountryorigin.countrycontinent
67770Mississippi River water
122226Environment, Mississippi river waterMississippiUnited States of AmericaUSANorth America

Interaction and safety

risk assessment

  • @ref: 122226
  • biosafety level: 1
  • biosafety level comment: Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

GC content

  • @ref: 67770
  • GC-content: 68.9
  • method: high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Literature

@ref: 67770

culture collection no.: JCM 2157, ATCC 999, CIP 104495, IAM 12126, NCIMB 9948, VKM Ac-780

straininfo link

  • @ref: 126262
  • straininfo: 44351

literature

topicPubmed-IDtitleauthorsjournalDOIyearmeshtopic2
Enzymology2394676Purification and characterization of a novel nitrilase of Rhodococcus rhodochrous K22 that acts on aliphatic nitriles.Kobayashi M, Yanaka N, Nagasawa T, Yamada H.J Bacteriol10.1128/jb.172.9.4807-4815.19901990enzymology, metabolism, isolation & purificationMetabolism
Phylogeny9163444Fatty acid characterization of rapidly growing pathogenic aerobic actinomycetes as a means of identification.McNabb A, Shuttleworth R, Behme R, Colby WD.J Clin Microbiol10.1128/jcm.35.6.1361-1368.19971997classification, chemistry, analysis
Pathogenicity11055965Relationships between colony morphotypes and oil tolerance in Rhodococcus rhodochrous.Iwabuchi N, Sunairi M, Anzai H, Nakajima M, Harayama S.Appl Environ Microbiol10.1128/aem.66.11.5073-5077.20002000drug effects, physiology, pharmacology
13405855A comparative study of some strains received as nocardiae.GORDON RE, MIHM JM.J Bacteriol10.1128/jb.73.1.15-27.19571957Streptomyces, Nocardia, Mycobacterium, Streptomyces, Mycobacterium, Nocardia
16348930Novel Allylic Oxidation of alpha-Cedrene to sec-Cedrenol by a Rhodococcus Strain.Takigawa H, Kubota H, Sonohara H, Okuda M, Tanaka S, Fujikura Y, Ito S.Appl Environ Microbiol10.1128/aem.59.5.1336-1341.19931993

Reference

@idauthorstitledoi/urlcatalogue
20215Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ10.1099/ijsem.0.004332
67770Curators of the JCMhttps://jcm.brc.riken.jp/en/
68371Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid
68382Automatically annotated from API zym
122226Curators of the CIPhttps://catalogue-crbip.pasteur.fr/fiche_catalogue.xhtml?crbip=CIP%20104495Collection of Institut Pasteur (CIP 104495)
126262A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. ReimerStrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers10.1093/database/baaf059

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