Rhodococcus
Sign in to saveRhodococcus is a genus of aerobic, nonsporulating, nonmotile Gram-positive bacteria closely related to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. While a few species are pathogenic, most are benign, and have been found to thrive in a broad range of environments, including soil, water, and eukaryotic cells. Some species have large genomes, including the 9.7 megabasepair genome (67% G/C) of Rhodococcus sp. RHA1.
Species
ロドコックス属
Genus
- PhylumActinobacteria
- ClassActinobacteria
- OrderActinomycetales
- FamilyNocardiaceae
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Research
6,701 papers- Rhodococcus: A promising genus of actinomycetes for the bioremediation of organic and inorganic contaminants.Journal of environmental management · 2022
- Biotechnology of Rhodococcus for the production of valuable compounds.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2020
- Rhodococcus: sequences of genetic parts, analysis of their functionality, and development prospects as a molecular biology platform.Critical reviews in biotechnology · 2023
- Unleashing the capacity of Rhodococcus for converting lignin into lipids.Biotechnology advances · 2024
- Rhodococcus as A Versatile Biocatalyst in Organic Synthesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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Rhodococcus is a genus of aerobic, nonsporulating, nonmotile Gram-positive bacteria closely related to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. While a few species are pathogenic, most are benign, and have been found to thrive in a broad range of environments, including soil, water, and eukaryotic cells. Some species have large genomes, including the 9.7 megabasepair genome (67% G/C) of Rhodococcus sp. RHA1.
Strains of Rhodococcus are important owing to their ability to catabolize a wide range of compounds and produce bioactive steroids, acrylamide, and acrylic acid, and their involvement in fossil fuel biodesulfurization. This genetic and catabolic diversity is not only due to the large bacterial chromosome, but also to the presence of three large linear plasmids. Rhodococcus is also an experimentally advantageous system owing to a relatively fast growth rate and simple developmental cycle, but is not well characterized.