Rhodococcus erythropolis (DSM 43297, ATCC 17896, B-285)
Rhodococcus erythropolis B-285 is a bacterium of the family Nocardiaceae.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
SI-ID 36767
ATCC 17896,DSM 43297,BCRC 13752,CCRC 13752
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Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:27:26 |
| 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) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10938 | 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 |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10938 | positive | growth | 28 |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of P450 monooxygenase activity in lyophilized recombinant E. coli cells compared to resting cells. | Hilberath T, Raffaele A, Windeln LM, Urlacher VB. | AMB Express | 10.1186/s13568-021-01319-0 | 2021 |  | |
| Metabolism | Reversal of Regioselectivity in Zinc-Dependent Medium-Chain Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Rhodococcus erythropolis toward Octanone Derivatives. | Dhoke GV, Ensari Y, Hacibaloglu DY, Gartner A, Ruff AJ, Bocola M, Davari MD. | Chembiochem | 10.1002/cbic.202000247 | 2020 | |
| Enzymology | Characterization of a Carbonyl Reductase from Rhodococcus erythropolis WZ010 and Its Variant Y54F for Asymmetric Synthesis of (S)-N-Boc-3-Hydroxypiperidine. | Ying X, Zhang J, Wang C, Huang M, Ji Y, Cheng F, Yu M, Wang Z, Ying M. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules23123117 | 2018 | |
| Rhodococcus strains as a good biotool for neutralizing pharmaceutical pollutants and obtaining therapeutically valuable products: Through the past into the future. | Ivshina I, Bazhutin G, Tyumina E. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2022.967127 | 2022 | | |
| Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Tenofovir. | Zdun B, Reiter T, Kroutil W, Borowiecki P. | J Org Chem | 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01005 | 2023 | | |
| Metabolism | Characterization of a (2R,3R)-2,3-Butanediol Dehydrogenase from Rhodococcus erythropolis WZ010. | Yu M, Huang M, Song Q, Shao J, Ying X. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules20047156 | 2015 | |
| Metabolism | Engineering of phenylacetaldehyde reductase for efficient substrate conversion in concentrated 2-propanol. | Makino Y, Inoue K, Dairi T, Itoh N. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.71.8.4713-4720.2005 | 2005 | |
| Enzymology | Cloning, sequence analysis, and heterologous expression of the gene encoding a (S)-specific alcohol dehydrogenase from Rhodococcus erythropolis DSM 43297. | Abokitse K, Hummel W | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-003-1310-y | 2003 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive10871.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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