Name: Rhodococcus ruber N324
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 10926

Type strain:

Species: Rhodococcus ruber

Strain Designation: N324

Culture col. no.: DSM 43335, ATCC 15998, CCUG 23602, CIP 104641, NCIMB 11149

Strain history: CIP <- 1995, CCUG <- M. Ridell/A. Lind <- 1976, NCIMB

NCBI tax ID(s): 1830 (species)

SI-ID 36617

ATCC 15998, CCUG 23602, NCIB 11149, CIP 104641, DSM 43335, NCIMB 11149

Special Collections

Other strains from Rhodococcus ruber

Rhodococcus ruber N324 is a mesophilic bacterium of the family Nocardiaceae.

mesophilic
Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	09-12-2024 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	*Bacteria*
	Phylum	*Actinomycetota*
	Class	*Actinomycetes*
	Order	*Mycobacteriales*
	Family	*Nocardiaceae*
	Genus	*Rhodococcus*
	Species	**Rhodococcus ruber**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Rhodococcus ruber (Kruse 1896) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonym

"Streptothrix rubra"

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

[Ref.: #10961]

Culture medium

GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65)

[Ref.: #10961]

Culture medium growth

[Ref.: #10961]

Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

[Ref.: #10961]

Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

[Ref.: #35712]

Culture medium

MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar

[Ref.: #35712]

Culture medium growth

[Ref.: #35712]

Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

[Ref.: #122276]

Culture medium

CIP Medium 3

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Culture medium growth

[Ref.: #122276]

Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

	Temperatures	Kind of temperature		Temperature
[Ref.: #10961]			growth	28 °C
[Ref.: #35712]			growth	30 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68379]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	D-xylose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	esculin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	gelatin ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	glycogen ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	lactose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	maltose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	nitrate ChEBI	+	reduction	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	sucrose ChEBI	-	fermentation	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API Coryne
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	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68379]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	gelatinase	-		* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API Coryne
[Ref.: #68379]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API Coryne
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Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

Reference

[Ref.: #47827]

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C16:0	36.6	16
C16:1 ω7c/C15:0 ISO 2OH	21.5	15.85
C18:1 ω9c	14.1	17.769
TBSA 10Me18:0	11	18.392
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	9.2	17.724
C15:0	2.7	15
C14:0	2.3	14
C17:0	2	17

API® Coryne:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PyrazinamidasePYZ	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePYRA	Alkaline phosphatasePAL	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	alpha-Glucosidasealpha GLU	N-Acetyl-beta-Glucosidasebeta NAG	Esculin hydrolysis/beta-GlucosidaseESC	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE	Gelatinase/gelatin hydrolysisGEL	Control fermentationControl	Fermentation of D-glucoseGLU	Fermentation of D-riboseRIB	Fermentation of D-xyloseXYL	Fermentation of D-mannitolMAN	Fermentation of maltoseMAL	Fermentation of lactoseLAC	Fermentation of sucroseSAC	Fermentation of glycogenGLYG	CatalaseCAT
[Ref.: #47827]	899	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

[Ref.: #10961]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
[Ref.: #122276]	Biosafety level	1	Risk group (French classification)

Availability in culture collections External links

[Ref.: #10961]

Culture collection no.

DSM 43335, ATCC 15998, CCUG 23602, CIP 104641, NCIMB 11149

[Ref.: #80180]

SI-ID 36617

References

#10961

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 43335

#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 )

#35712 ; Curators of the CIP;
#47827 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 23602

#68379

Automatically annotated from API Coryne .

#80180

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID36617.1 )

#122276 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104641
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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