Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 10913
Type strain: 
Species: Rhodococcus rhodochrous
Strain Designation: N31 R312, W 21
Strain history: <- M. Goodfellow, N31 (R312) <- R. E. Gordon, W21, ("Micrococcus rhodochrous") <- S. A. Waksman <- R. S. Breed
NCBI tax ID(s): 1829 (species)
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General
@ref: 10960
BacDive-ID: 10913
DSM-Number: 43334
keywords: human pathogen
description: Rhodococcus rhodochrous N31 R312 is a human pathogen.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 1829
- Matching level: species
strain history
- @ref: 10960
- history: <- M. Goodfellow, N31 (R312) <- R. E. Gordon, W21, ("Micrococcus rhodochrous") <- S. A. Waksman <- R. S. Breed
doi: 10.13145/bacdive10913.20240510.9
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- genus: Rhodococcus
- species: Rhodococcus rhodochrous
- full scientific name: Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
synonyms
@ref synonym 20215 Staphylococcus rhodochrous 20215 Rhodococcus roseus
@ref: 10960
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Actinobacteria
class: Actinobacteria
order: Actinomycetales
family: Nocardiaceae
genus: Rhodococcus
species: Rhodococcus rhodochrous
full scientific name: Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974 emend. Nouioui et al. 2018
strain designation: N31 R312, W 21
type strain: no
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
- @ref: 10960
- name: GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65)
- growth: yes
- link: https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/65
- composition: Name: GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65) Composition: Agar 18.0 g/l Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l CaCO3 2.0 g/l Distilled water
culture temp
- @ref: 10960
- growth: positive
- type: growth
- temperature: 28
Physiology and metabolism
metabolite utilization
| @ref | Chebi-ID | metabolite | utilization activity | kind of utilization tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68369 | 25115 | malate | + | assimilation |
| 68369 | 17128 | adipate | + | assimilation |
| 68369 | 27689 | decanoate | - | assimilation |
| 68369 | 17306 | maltose | - | assimilation |
| 68369 | 59640 | N-acetylglucosamine | - | assimilation |
| 68369 | 16899 | D-mannitol | + | assimilation |
| 68369 | 16024 | D-mannose | - | assimilation |
| 68369 | 30849 | L-arabinose | - | assimilation |
| 68369 | 17634 | D-glucose | + | assimilation |
| 68369 | 5291 | gelatin | - | hydrolysis |
| 68369 | 4853 | esculin | - | hydrolysis |
| 68369 | 16199 | urea | - | hydrolysis |
| 68369 | 29016 | arginine | - | hydrolysis |
| 68369 | 17634 | D-glucose | - | fermentation |
| 68369 | 27897 | tryptophan | - | energy source |
| 68369 | 17632 | nitrate | + | reduction |
metabolite production
- @ref: 68369
- Chebi-ID: 35581
- metabolite: indole
- production: no
metabolite tests
- @ref: 68369
- Chebi-ID: 35581
- metabolite: indole
- indole test: -
enzymes
| @ref | value | activity | ec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68369 | gelatinase | - | |
| 68369 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 |
| 68369 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 |
| 68369 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 |
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 |
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.2 |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 |
API zym
| @ref | Control | Alkaline phosphatase | Esterase | Esterase Lipase | Lipase | Leucine arylamidase | Valine arylamidase | Cystine arylamidase | Trypsin | alpha- Chymotrypsin | Acid phosphatase | Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | alpha- Galactosidase | beta- Galactosidase | beta- Glucuronidase | alpha- Glucosidase | beta- Glucosidase | N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase | alpha- Mannosidase | alpha- Fucosidase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10960 | - | - | +/- | +/- | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - |
API 20NE
| @ref | NO3 | TRP | GLU_ Ferm | ADH Arg | URE | ESC | GEL | PNPG | GLU_ Assim | ARA | MNE | MAN | NAG | MAL | GNT | CAP | ADI | MLT | CIT | PAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10960 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | +/- | - | + | + | + | - |
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 10960
- pathogenicity human: yes, in single cases
- biosafety level: 1
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)
External links
@ref: 10960
culture collection no.: DSM 43334
straininfo link
- @ref: 80167
- straininfo: 50244
Reference
| @id | authors | catalogue | doi/url | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10960 | Curators of the DSMZ | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 43334) | https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-43334 | |
| 20215 | Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M. | 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 | List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ | |
| 68369 | Automatically annotated from API 20NE | |||
| 68382 | Automatically annotated from API zym | |||
| 80167 | Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J. | 10.60712/SI-ID50244.1 | StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers |