Rhodococcus rhodochrous (DSM 46022, CCM 278, IMET 7285)

Name: Rhodococcus rhodochrous (DSM 46022, CCM 278, IMET 7285)
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BacDive ID 10917

Type strain

Strain Designation N27H

Culture col. no. DSM 46022 CCM 278 IMET 7285 NCIB 9160 N27H 2 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1829

Special Collections DSMZ CIP

History <- IMET <- H. Mordarska (Proactinomyces phenoli) CIP <- 1995, NCIMB <- CCM

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Rhodococcus rhodochrous N27H is an obligate aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote of the family Nocardiaceae.

Gram-positive rod-shaped obligate aerobe mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 50700

CIP 104624,CCM 278,IMET 7285,NCIMB 9160,DSM 46022,NCIB 9160

@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
10910	R. rhodochrous DSM 43274, ATCC 271, JCM 2156, BCRC 13391, ...
10913	R. rhodochrous N31 R312, W 21, DSM 43334
10916	R. rhodochrous N 1030, DSM 43986, IMV 347
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	Motility
122229	positive	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
12389	ORGANIC MEDIUM 79 (DSMZ Medium 426)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: ORGANIC MEDIUM 79 (DSMZ Medium 426) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 10.0 g/l Dextrose 10.0 g/l NaCl 6.0 g/l Yeast extract 2.0 g/l Casein peptone 2.0 g/l Distilled water
35703	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
122229	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
12389	positive	growth	28	mesophilic
35703	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
122229	positive	growth	10-41
122229	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

122229

Oxygen toleranceobligate aerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
122229	NaCl	positive	growth	0-6 %
122229	NaCl		growth	8 %
122229	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
122229	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
122229	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
122229	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
122229	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction	from API 20NE
122229	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
122229	35581 ChEBI	indole
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
122229	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		-
122229	17234 ChEBI	glucose			-
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-			from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
122229	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
122229	amylase	-
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
122229	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68369	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API 20NE
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
122229	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
122229	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
122229	DNase	-
122229	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
122229	gelatinase	-
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
122229	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
122229	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
122229	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
122229	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
122229	tryptophan deaminase	-
122229	tween esterase	+
122229	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68369	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE

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
12389	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-
122229	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-

API 20NE

@ref	Reduction of nitratesNO3	TRP	GLU_ Ferm	ADH (Arg)	URE	ESC	GEL	PNPG	GLU_ Assim	ARA	MNE	MAN	NAG	MAL	GNT	CAP	ADI	MLT	CIT	PAC	OX
12389	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+/-	+	+/-	-	+/-	-	+	+	+/-	-	not determinedn.d.

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
122229	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
12389	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
122229		1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#12389	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 46022
#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 )
#35703	; Curators of the CIP;
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#122229	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104624
#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 )

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