Rhodococcus erythropolis MP50 is a bacterium that was isolated from soil.
16S sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Mycobacteriales |
| Family Nocardiaceae |
| Genus Rhodococcus |
| Species Rhodococcus erythropolis |
| Full scientific name Rhodococcus erythropolis (Gray and Thornton 1928) Goodfellow and Alderson 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (9) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3603 | CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CASO AGAR (Merck 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 3603 | MINERAL MEDIUM WITH BENZYLCYANIDE AS NITROGEN SOURCE (DSMZ Medium 465d) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: MINERAL MEDIUM WITH BENZYLCYANIDE AS NITROGEN SOURCE (DSMZ Medium 465d; with strain-specific modifications) Composition: Na2HPO4 x 2 H2O 3.5 g/l Sodium succinate 1.6 g/l KH2PO4 1.0 g/l Benzylcyanide 0.12 g/l MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.1 g/l Ca(NO3)2 x 4 H2O 0.05 g/l EDTA 0.0005 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0002 g/l H3BO3 3e-05 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 2e-05 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 1e-05 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 3e-06 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3e-06 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 2e-06 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1e-06 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3603 | positive | growth | 28 |
| @ref | Sample type | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3603 | soil | Germany | DEU | Europe |
Global distribution of 16S sequence AB429541 (>99% sequence identity) for Nocardiaceae from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
6494 |
 Soil Samples |
7777 |
 Animal Samples |
11681 |
 Plant Samples |
2835 |
| Total Samples | 28787 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation of a Chiral Hydroxamic Acid with an Amidase from Rhodococcus erythropolis MP50 and Subsequent Chemical Lossen Rearrangement to a Chiral Amine. | Hirrlinger B, Stolz A. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.63.9.3390-3393.1997 | 1997 |  | |
| Enzymology | Diversity of nitrile hydratase and amidase enzyme genes in Rhodococcus erythropolis recovered from geographically distinct habitats. | Brandao PF, Clapp JP, Bull AT. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.69.10.5754-5766.2003 | 2003 | |
| Metabolism | Purification and properties of an amidase from Rhodococcus erythropolis MP50 which enantioselectively hydrolyzes 2-arylpropionamides. | Hirrlinger B, Stolz A, Knackmuss HJ. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.178.12.3501-3507.1996 | 1996 | |
| Enzymology | Searching for nitrile hydratase using the Consensus-Degenerate Hybrid Oligonucleotide Primers strategy. | Lourenco PM, Almeida T, Mendonca D, Simoes F, Novo C | J Basic Microbiol | 10.1002/jobm.200310340 | 2004 | |
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