Rhodococcus erythropolis No 52 is a microaerophile, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from soil.
microaerophile mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence
SI-ID 297046
| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacillati |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10724 | GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | 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 |
| 67770 | Observationquinones: MK-8(H2) |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20E |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68368 | gelatinase | - | from API 20E | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | + | from API zym |
| @ref | ONPG | ADH (Arg) | LDC (Lys) | ODC | CIT | H2S productionH2S | URE | TDA (Trp) | IND | Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP | GEL | GLU | MAN | INO | Sor | RHA | SAC | MEL | AMY | ARA | OX | Nitrite productionNO2 | Reduction to N2N2 | MotilityMOB | Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC | OF-O | OF-F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10724 | - | - | - | - | - | - | +/- | - | - | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | not determinedn.d. | - | - | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | IMG accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66792 | ASM45404v1 assembly for Rhodococcus erythropolis CCM2595 | complete | GCA_000454045   | 1136179.4  | 2561511168  | 1136179 | 97.38 | |
| 67770 | 52601_H01 assembly for Rhodococcus erythropolis NCTC8036 | contig | GCA_900455855 | 1833.119 | 2903984161 | 1833 | 76.7 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20218 | Rhodococcus erythropolis partial 16S rRNA gene, strain CCM2595 | AJ620506 | 881 |  | 1833 | |
| 20218 | Rhodococcus erythropolis DSM 43060 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | AY017131 | 625 | | 1833 | |
| 20218 | Rhodococcus erythropolis strain ATCC 11048 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | AY281107 | 967 | | 1833 | |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM)-Dependent Methyltransferase MftM is Responsible for Methylation of the Redox Cofactor Mycofactocin. | Ellerhorst M, Barth SA, Graca AP, Al-Jammal WK, Pena-Ortiz L, Vilotijevic I, Lackner G. | ACS Chem Biol | 10.1021/acschembio.2c00659 | 2022 | | |
| Enantioselective Michael addition of water. | Chen BS, Resch V, Otten LG, Hanefeld U. | Chemistry | 10.1002/chem.201405579 | 2015 | | |
| 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 | |
| Enzymology | A Rhodococcus qsdA-encoded enzyme defines a novel class of large-spectrum quorum-quenching lactonases. | Uroz S, Oger PM, Chapelle E, Adeline MT, Faure D, Dessaux Y. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.02014-07 | 2008 | |
| Enzymology | Targeted disruption of the kstD gene encoding a 3-ketosteroid delta(1)-dehydrogenase isoenzyme of Rhodococcus erythropolis strain SQ1. | van Der Geize R, Hessels GI, van Gerwen R, Vrijbloed JW, van Der Meijden P, Dijkhuizen L. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.66.5.2029-2036.2000 | 2000 | |
| Phylogeny | Rapid identification of Rhodococcus equi by a PCR assay targeting the choE gene. | Ladron N, Fernandez M, Aguero J, Gonzalez Zorn B, Vazquez-Boland JA, Navas J. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.41.7.3241-3245.2003 | 2003 | |
| Phylogeny | Fatty acid characterization of rapidly growing pathogenic aerobic actinomycetes as a means of identification. | McNabb A, Shuttleworth R, Behme R, Colby WD. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1361-1368.1997 | 1997 | |
| Metabolism | Exploring the abundance of oleate hydratases in the genus Rhodococcus-discovery of novel enzymes with complementary substrate scope. | Busch H, Tonin F, Alvarenga N, van den Broek M, Lu S, Daran JM, Hanefeld U, Hagedoorn PL. | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-020-10627-7 | 2020 | |
| Genetics | Phylogenomic Classification and Biosynthetic Potential of the Fossil Fuel-Biodesulfurizing Rhodococcus Strain IGTS8. | Thompson D, Cognat V, Goodfellow M, Koechler S, Heintz D, Carapito C, Van Dorsselaer A, Mahmoud H, Sangal V, Ismail W. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01417 | 2020 | |
| Metabolism | Rhodococcus erythropolis MTHt3 biotransforms ergopeptines to lysergic acid. | Thamhesl M, Apfelthaler E, Schwartz-Zimmermann HE, Kunz-Vekiru E, Krska R, Kneifel W, Schatzmayr G, Moll WD. | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/s12866-015-0407-7 | 2015 | |
| Benchmarking DNA Extraction Methods for Phylogenomic Analysis of Sub-Antarctic Rhodococcus and Williamsia Species. | Nahar A, Baker AL, Nichols DS, Bowman JP, Britz ML. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms9061253 | 2021 | | |
| Metabolism | Rhodococcus comparative genomics reveals a phylogenomic-dependent non-ribosomal peptide synthetase distribution: insights into biosynthetic gene cluster connection to an orphan metabolite. | Undabarrena A, Valencia R, Cumsille A, Zamora-Leiva L, Castro-Nallar E, Barona-Gomez F, Camara B. | Microb Genom | 10.1099/mgen.0.000621 | 2021 | |
| Parallel evolution of alternate morphotypes of Chryseobacterium gleum during experimental evolution with Caenorhabditis elegans. | Duckett M, Taylor MN, Bowman C, Vega NM. | FEMS Microbiol Ecol | 10.1093/femsec/fiae039 | 2024 | | |
| Enzymology | Genetic and metabolic engineering approaches for enhanced biodesulfurization of petroleum fractions. | Bagchi A, Srivastava P. | Front Bioeng Biotechnol | 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1482270 | 2024 | |
| Metabolism | Genetic rearrangement strategy for optimizing the dibenzothiophene biodesulfurization pathway in Rhodococcus erythropolis. | Li GQ, Li SS, Zhang ML, Wang J, Zhu L, Liang FL, Liu RL, Ma T. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.02319-07 | 2008 | |
| Characterization of N-malonylurea hydrolase in the pyrimidine oxidative degradation pathway of Rhodococcus erythropolis JCM 3132. | Deguchi K, Horinouchi N, Takeuchi M, Soong CL, Shimizu S, Ogawa J. | Biosci Biotechnol Biochem | 10.1093/bbb/zbaf083 | 2025 | | |
| Enzymology | Gene identification and enzymatic characterization of the initial enzyme in pyrimidine oxidative metabolism, uracil-thymine dehydrogenase. | Soong CL, Deguchi K, Takeuchi M, Kozono S, Horinouchi N, Si D, Hibi M, Shimizu S, Ogawa J. | J Biosci Bioeng | 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2024.02.004 | 2024 | |
| Metabolism | Defining sequence space and reaction products within the cyanuric acid hydrolase (AtzD)/barbiturase protein family. | Seffernick JL, Erickson JS, Cameron SM, Cho S, Dodge AG, Richman JE, Sadowsky MJ, Wackett LP. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.00791-12 | 2012 | |
| Metabolism | Expanding the cyanuric acid hydrolase protein family to the fungal kingdom. | Dodge AG, Preiner CS, Wackett LP. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.00965-13 | 2013 | |
| Enzymology | Distribution of aldoxime dehydratase in microorganisms. | Kato Y, Ooi R, Asano Y. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.66.6.2290-2296.2000 | 2000 | |
| Metabolism | Sigma regulatory network in Rhodococcus erythropolis CCM2595. | Stepanek V, Dostalova H, Busche T, Blumenstein J, Grulich M, Plasil L, Rucka L, Nesvera J, Patek M | FEMS Microbiol Lett | 10.1093/femsle/fnac014 | 2022 | |
| Enzymology | Identification of Rhodococcus erythropolis Promoters Controlled by Alternative Sigma Factors Using In Vivo and In Vitro Systems and Heterologous RNA Polymerase. | Blumenstein J, Radisch R, Stepanek V, Grulich M, Dostalova H, Patek M | Curr Microbiol | 10.1007/s00284-021-02747-8 | 2022 | |
| Biotechnology | High Regioselectivity Production of 5-Cyanovaleramide from Adiponitrile by a Novel Nitrile Hydratase Derived from Rhodococcus erythropolis CCM2595. | Wang L, Liu S, Du W, Dou T, Liang C | ACS Omega | 10.1021/acsomega.0c02188 | 2020 | |
| Genetics | Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus erythropolis Phage Shuman. | Ponce Reyes S, Park PJ, Kaluka D, Washington JM | Microbiol Resour Announc | 10.1128/MRA.00113-19 | 2019 | |
| Metabolism | Induction and carbon catabolite repression of phenol degradation genes in Rhodococcus erythropolis and Rhodococcus jostii. | Szokol J, Rucka L, Simcikova M, Halada P, Nesvera J, Patek M | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-014-5881-6 | 2014 | |
| Metabolism | Expression control of nitrile hydratase and amidase genes in Rhodococcus erythropolis and substrate specificities of the enzymes. | Rucka L, Volkova O, Pavlik A, Kaplan O, Kracik M, Nesvera J, Martinkova L, Patek M | Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek | 10.1007/s10482-014-0179-3 | 2014 | |
| Genetics | Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus erythropolis Strain CCM2595, a Phenol Derivative-Degrading Bacterium. | Strnad H, Patek M, Fousek J, Szokol J, Ulbrich P, Nesvera J, Paces V, Vlcek C | Genome Announc | 10.1128/genomeA.00208-14 | 2014 | |
| Metabolism | Structural analysis of mycolic acids from phenol-degrading strain of Rhodococcus erythropolis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. | Kolouchova I, Schreiberova O, Masak J, Sigler K, Rezanka T | Folia Microbiol (Praha) | 10.1007/s12223-012-0156-z | 2012 | |
| Phylogeny | RP-HPLC/MS-APCI analysis of odd-chain TAGs from Rhodococcus erythropolis including some regioisomers. | Rezanka T, Schreiberova O, Krulikovska T, Masak J, Sigler K | Chem Phys Lipids | 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2010.01.007 | 2010 | |
| Metabolism | Analysis of catRABC operon for catechol degradation from phenol-degrading Rhodococcus erythropolis. | Vesely M, Knoppova M, Nesvera J, Patek M | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-007-0997-6 | 2007 | |
| Enzymology | Host-vector system for phenol-degrading Rhodococcus erythropolis based on Corynebacterium plasmids. | Vesely M, Patek M, Nesvera J, Cejkova A, Masak J, Jirku V | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-003-1230-x | 2003 | |
| Enzymology | Barbiturase, a novel zinc-containing amidohydrolase involved in oxidative pyrimidine metabolism. | Soong CL, Ogawa J, Sakuradani E, Shimizu S | J Biol Chem | 10.1074/jbc.M110784200 | 2001 | |
| Modification of nitrile hydratase from Rhodococcus erythropolis CCM2595 by semirational design to enhance its substrate affinity. | Wang L, Cui B, Qiu K, Huang J, Liang C | Biointerphases | 10.1116/6.0002061 | 2022 | |
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