Rhodococcus rhodochrous (DSM 43274, ATCC 271, JCM 2156)

Name: Rhodococcus rhodochrous (DSM 43274, ATCC 271, JCM 2156)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 10910

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 43274 ATCC 271 JCM 2156 KCTC 3490 IMSNU 22207 3 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1829

Special Collections DSMZ JCM KCTC CIP

History <- K. Kieslich, Schering 212 (Mycobacterium rhodochrous) <- ATCC <- E.O. Jordan (Bacillus mycoides roseus II) <- Rush Medical College IAM 12125 <-- ATCC 271 <-- E. O. Jordan <-- Ruth Med. Coll.. CIP <- 1994, JCM <- IAM, Mycobacterium rhodochrous <- ATCC <- E.O. Jordan, Bacillus mycoides roseus II <- Ruth Med. College

Links

Rhodococcus rhodochrous DSM 43274 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Nocardiaceae.

Gram-positive rod-shaped obligate aerobe 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 34594

ATCC 271,DSM 43274,CIP 104186,IAM 12125,JCM 2156,KCTC 3490,BCRC 13391,CCRC 13391

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:20:23

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Nocardiaceae

Genus Rhodococcus

Species Rhodococcus rhodochrous

Full scientific name Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (2)

"Staphylococcus rhodochrous"
Rhodococcus roseus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Rhodococcus rhodochrous** (27)	Type strain
10908	R. rhodochrous 372, KMRh, DSM 43241, ATCC 13808, CIP 104376, ... (type strain)
10560	R. rhodochrous DSM 43240, NCTC 8139, CIP 104649
10844	R. rhodochrous N814, DSM 43969
10875	R. rhodochrous N56, DSM 43956
10897	R. rhodochrous DSM 363, ATCC 4276, DSM 43202, JCM 20420, ...
10898	R. rhodochrous An117, DSM 6263, IMET 7497
10900	R. rhodochrous S5, DSM 6697
10901	R. rhodochrous OR, DSM 11097
10904	R. rhodochrous DSM 43269, ATCC 4273, CBS 197.57, CCM 3245, ...
10905	R. rhodochrous DSM 43198, NCIB 9701, CIP 104622, IMET 7278, ...
10909	R. rhodochrous DSM 43273, ATCC 9356, NRRL B-1306
10913	R. rhodochrous N31 R312, W 21, DSM 43334
10916	R. rhodochrous N 1030, DSM 43986, IMV 347
10917	R. rhodochrous N27H, DSM 46022, CCM 278, IMET 7285, NCIB ...
10918	R. rhodochrous Gdf N31, Gordon W21, N31, Overbeck, DSM 46023, ...
10919	R. rhodochrous 40019, Breed He-11, Gdf R10, DSM 46044, ATCC ...
103565	R. rhodochrous STH00245(ZIMET), I-449, HKI 0245
131010	R. rhodochrous PY11, DSM 101666
131917	R. rhodochrous RPK 1, DSM 103064
136316	R. rhodochrous CIP 104635, PCM 909
136329	R. rhodochrous N454, CIP 104638, PCM 2216
139137	R. rhodochrous CIP 104496, ATCC 4004, IAM 12127, JCM 2158
139161	R. rhodochrous CIP 82.104, ATCC 184, NCTC 2682, NCTC 7510
144204	R. rhodochrous CCUG 23576, ATCC 25721
145853	R. rhodochrous CCUG 29792
163232	R. rhodochrous 1652, JCM 2157, ATCC 999, CIP 104495, IAM ...
169282	R. rhodochrous G38GP, DSM 111905

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape
122224	positive	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
10918	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
35633	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
122224	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
10918	positive	growth	28
35633	positive	growth	30
67770	positive	growth	28
122224	positive	growth	10-41
122224	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

122224

Oxygen toleranceobligate aerobe

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: MK-8(H₂)

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
122224	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
122224	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
122224	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
122224	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
122224	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
122224	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
122224	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
122224	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
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
122224	amylase	+
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
122224	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
122224	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
122224	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
122224	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
122224	gelatinase	-
122224	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
122224	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
122224	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
122224	oxidase	-
122224	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	+	4.3.1.24
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
122224	tryptophan deaminase	-
122224	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
122224	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
122224	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence X80624 (>99% sequence identity) for Rhodococcus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2874
Soil Samples	4842
Animal Samples	3364
Plant Samples	641
Total Samples	11721

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
10918	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
122224		1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Rhodococcus rhodochrous 16S rRNA gene, strain DSM43274T	X80624	1471		1829
20218	R.rhodochrous 16S rRNA gene (ATCC 271T)	X81921	1319		1829

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
67770	67.5	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Pathogenicity	Relationships between colony morphotypes and oil tolerance in Rhodococcus rhodochrous.	Iwabuchi N, Sunairi M, Anzai H, Nakajima M, Harayama S.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.66.11.5073-5077.2000	2000
	Horizontal Spread of Rhodococcus equi Macrolide Resistance Plasmid pRErm46 across Environmental Actinobacteria.	Alvarez-Narvaez S, Giguere S, Berghaus LJ, Dailey C, Vazquez-Boland JA.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00108-20	2020
Enzymology	Purification and characterization of a novel nitrilase of Rhodococcus rhodochrous K22 that acts on aliphatic nitriles.	Kobayashi M, Yanaka N, Nagasawa T, Yamada H.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.172.9.4807-4815.1990	1990

References

#10918	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 43274
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#35633	; Curators of the CIP;
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#122224	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104186
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

Rate our new design

Content

About us

Rhodococcus rhodochrous (DSM 43274, ATCC 271, JCM 2156)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Antibiotic resistance

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API zym

API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

BacDive

Help

Social Media