Rhodococcus opacus ISO-5 is a mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from sludge from sewage treatment plant.
mesophilic| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-02-09 11:20:25 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Mycobacteriales |
| Family Nocardiaceae |
| Genus Rhodococcus |
| Species Rhodococcus opacus |
| Full scientific name Rhodococcus opacus Klatte et al. 1995 |
| Synonyms (2) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11915 | TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11915 | positive | growth | 28 | mesophilic |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolism | Rhodococcus opacus expresses the xsc gene to utilize taurine as a carbon source or as a nitrogen source but not as a sulfur source. | Denger K, Ruff J, Schleheck D, Cook AM | Microbiology (Reading) | 10.1099/mic.0.27077-0 | 2004 |  |
| Metabolism | Desulfonation and degradation of the disulfodiphenylethercarboxylates from linear alkyldiphenyletherdisulfonate surfactants. | Schleheck D, Lechner M, Schonenberger R, Suter MJ, Cook AM | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/AEM.69.2.938-944.2003 | 2003 | |
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