Rhodococcus erythropolis C3II is a bacterium that was isolated from soil.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3686 | 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 | ||
| 3686 | 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 |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3686 | positive | growth | 28 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | C and N isotope fractionation during biodegradation of the pesticide metabolite 2,6-dichlorobenzamide (BAM): potential for environmental assessments. | Reinnicke S, Simonsen A, Sorensen SR, Aamand J, Elsner M | Environ Sci Technol | 10.1021/es203660g | 2012 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive10859.20260601.11
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