Rhodococcus pyridinivorans (DSM 44555, KCCM 80005, KCTC 0647BP)

Name: Rhodococcus pyridinivorans (DSM 44555, KCCM 80005, KCTC 0647BP)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 11029

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 44555 KCCM 80005 KCTC 0647BP PDB 9 NBRC 100608 4 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1303690 103816

Special Collections DSMZ JCM KCTC CIP Wink compendium

History <- J.-H. Yoon, KRIBB, Korea; PDB9 Y.-H. Park PDB9. CIP <- 2002, Y-H Yoon, KRIBB, Taejon, Korea: strain PDB9

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Rhodococcus pyridinivorans DSM 44555 is an obligate aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from industrial wastewater.

Gram-positive rod-shaped obligate aerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 50680

DSM 44555,JCM 10940,NBRC 100608,CIP 107477,BCRC 16332,CCRC 16332,CGMCC 4.1825

@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 pyridinivorans

Full scientific name Rhodococcus pyridinivorans Yoon et al. 2000

Synonyms (1)

Rhodococcus biphenylivorans

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Rhodococcus pyridinivorans** (3)	Type strain
10963	R. pyridinivorans BM5, DSM 11511
11028	R. pyridinivorans C42, DSM 20415, ATCC 21419, CCUG 28095, CIP ...
155234	R. pyridinivorans CCUG 57013

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
122088	positive	rod-shaped
125438			91.5
125438	positive		90.583
125439	positive		99

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Incubation period	Medium used
19675	Antique pink	10-14 days	ISP 2
19675	Antique pink	10-14 days	ISP 3
19675	Antique pink	10-14 days	ISP 4
19675	Antique pink	10-14 days	ISP 5
19675	Antique pink	10-14 days	ISP 6
19675	Antique pink	10-14 days	ISP 7
122088

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Forms multicellular complex	Medium name
19675		ISP 2
19675		ISP 3
19675		ISP 4
19675		ISP 5
19675		ISP 6
19675		ISP 7

Multimedia

@ref:	11752
multimedia content:	DSM_44555.jpg
multimedia.multimedia content:	https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/photos/DSM_44555.jpg
caption:	Medium 535 28°C
intellectual property rights:	© Leibniz-Institut DSMZ
manual_annotation:	1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
11752	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
19675	ISP 2		Name: ISP 2 / Yeast Malt Agar (5265); 5265 Composition Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Preparation: Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.0 Usage: Maintenance and Taxonomy Organisms: All Actinomycetes
19675	ISP 3		Name: ISP 3; 5315 Composition Dog oat flakes 20.0 g/l Trace element solution (5314) 2.5 ml/l Agar 18.0 g/l Preparation: Oat flakes are cooked for 20 minutes, trace element solution and agar are added (in the case of non rolled oat flakes the suspension has to bee filtrated). Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.8 Usage: Maintenance and taxonomy (e.g. SEM As liquid medium for metabolite production) Organisms: All Actinomycetes Trace element solution 5314 Name: Trace element solution 5314; 5314 Composition CaCl2 x H2O 3.0 g/l Fe-III-citrate 1.0 g/l MnSO4 0.2 g/l ZnCl2 0.1 g/l CuSO4 x 5 H2O 0.025 g/l Sodium tetra borate 0.2 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.004 g/l Sodium molybdate 0.01 g/l Preparation: Use double destillated water. Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: Usage: Trace element solution for different media Organisms:
19675	ISP 4		Name: ISP 4; DSM 547 Solution I: Difco soluble starch, 10.0 g. Make a paste of the starch with a small amount of cold distilled water and bring to a volume of 500 ml. Solution II: CaCO3 2.0 g K2HPO4 (anhydrous) 1.0 g MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g NaCl 1.0 g (NH4)2SO4 2.0 g Distilled water 500.0 ml Trace salt solution (see below) 1.0 ml The pH should be between 7.0 and 7.4. Do not adjust if it is within this range. Mix solutions I and II together. Add 20.0 g agar. Liquify agar by steaming at 100°C for 10 to 20 min. Trace element solution: FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.1 g ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g Distilled water 100.0 ml
19675	ISP 5		Name: ISP 5 (5323) Composition L-Asparagine 1.0 g/l Glycerol 10.0 g/l K2HPO4 1.0 g/l Salt solution (see preparation) 1.0 ml/l Agar 20.0 g/l Preparation: Salt solution 1.0 g FeSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 1.0 g ZNSO4 x 7 H2O in 100 ml water Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.2 Usage: Maintenance and taxonomy Organisms: All Actinomycetes
19675	ISP 6		Name: ISP 6 (5318) Composition Peptone 15.0 g/l Proteose peptose 5.0 g/l Ferric ammonium citrate 0.5 g/l Sodium glycerophosphate 1.0 g/l Sodium thiosulfate 0.08 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: Usage: Production of melanoid pigments Organisms: All Actinomycetes
19675	ISP 7		Name: ISP 7 (5322) Composition Glycerol 15.0 g/l L-Tyrosine 0.5 g/l L-Asparagine 1.0 g/l K2HPO4 0.5 g/l NaCl 0.5 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.01 g/l Trace element solution 5343 1.0 ml/l Agar 20.0 Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.3 Usage: Production of melanoid pigments Organisms: All Actinomycetes
32866	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
122088	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
11752	positive	growth	28	mesophilic
19675	positive	optimum	28	mesophilic
32866	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	28	mesophilic
122088	positive	growth	25-45
122088	negative	growth	10

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
122088	obligate aerobe
125438	aerobe	90.145
125439	obligate aerobe	96.6

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
122088	NaCl	positive	growth	0-10 %

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: MK-8(H₂)

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
122088	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
122088	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
122088	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
122088	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
122088	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
122088	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
122088	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
122088	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
122088	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
122088	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
122088	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
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
122088	amylase	-
122088	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
122088	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
122088	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3	from API zym
122088	DNase	-
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
122088	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
122088	gelatinase	-
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
122088	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
122088	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
122088	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
122088	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
122088	oxidase	-
122088	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
122088	protease	-
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
122088	tryptophan deaminase	-
122088	tween esterase	+
122088	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68379	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
19675	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.

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
19675	not determinedn.d.	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-
122088	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-

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
122088	not determinedn.d.	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Waste	#Industrial wastewater

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
11752	industrial wastewater	Korea (north), Democratic People's Republic of Korea	PRK	Asia
67770	Industrial wastewater	Republic of Korea	KOR	Asia
122088	Environment, Industrial wastewater	Republic of Korea	KOR	Asia

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence KF410365 (>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	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
11752	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
19675	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
122088	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
67770	IMG-taxon 2630969012 annotated assembly for Rhodococcus pyridinivorans DSM 44555	contig	GCA_900105195	103816.10	2630969012	103816	77.52
67770	ASM189490v1 assembly for Rhodococcus pyridinivorans JCM 10940 = NBRC 100608	contig	GCA_001894905	1303690.4		1303690	69.08
67770	ASM164680v1 assembly for Rhodococcus pyridinivorans DSM 44555	scaffold	GCA_001646805	103816.9	2744054615	103816	46.33
66792	ASM131364v1 assembly for Rhodococcus pyridinivorans JCM 10940 = NBRC 100608	contig	GCA_001313645	1303690.3	2734481956	1303690

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Rhodococcus pyridinivorans strain DSM 44555 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	KF410365	1363	103816
20218	Rhodococcus pyridinovorans 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF173005	1477	103816
124043	Rhodococcus pyridinivorans strain DSM 44555(T) 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	OR398607	1463	103816
124043	Rhodococcus pyridinivorans strain DSM 44555(T) 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MH298656	680	103816

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
67770	66	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
67770	67.8	genome sequence analysis

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Rhodococcus pyridinivorans DSM 44555
NCBI: GCA_001646805

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	96.60	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	99.00	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	82.60	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	56.70	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Rhodococcus pyridinivorans JCM 10940 = NBRC 100608
PATRIC: 1303690.4

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	90.58	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	98.98	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	53.87	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	90.15	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	95.90	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	91.50	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Draft genome sequence of the naphthalene-degrading bacterium Rhodococcus pyridinivorans RA1 isolated from an industrial soil sample in Mosul, Iraq.	Al-Shiti AY, Faisal RM, Salih TS, Zylstra GJ.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00611-24	2025
Metabolism	Efficient Synthesis of Methyl 3-Acetoxypropionate by a Newly Identified Baeyer-Villiger Monooxygenase.	Liu YY, Li CX, Xu JH, Zheng GW.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00239-19	2019
	Biochemical and Multi-Omics Approaches To Obtain Molecular Insights into the Catabolism of the Plasticizer Benzyl Butyl Phthalate in Rhodococcus sp. Strain PAE-6.	Basu S, Dhar R, Bhattacharyya M, Dutta TK.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.04801-22	2023
Metabolism	A new zearalenone biodegradation strategy using non-pathogenic Rhodococcus pyridinivorans K408 strain.	Kriszt R, Krifaton C, Szoboszlay S, Cserhati M, Kriszt B, Kukolya J, Czeh A, Feher-Toth S, Torok L, Szoke Z, Kovacs KJ, Barna T, Ferenczi S.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0043608	2012
	Characterization of N-malonylurea hydrolase in the pyrimidine oxidative degradation pathway of Rhodococcus erythropolis JCM 3132.	Deguchi K, Horinouchi N, Takeuchi M, Soong CL, Shimizu S, Ogawa J.	Biosci Biotechnol Biochem	10.1093/bbb/zbaf083	2025
Enzymology	Gene identification and enzymatic characterization of the initial enzyme in pyrimidine oxidative metabolism, uracil-thymine dehydrogenase.	Soong CL, Deguchi K, Takeuchi M, Kozono S, Horinouchi N, Si D, Hibi M, Shimizu S, Ogawa J.	J Biosci Bioeng	10.1016/j.jbiosc.2024.02.004	2024
	Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus erythropolis JCM 2895, an Antibiotic Protein-Producing Strain.	Kitagawa W, Hata M.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00682-22	2022
Metabolism	Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of metals on 1,4-dioxane degradation by four different 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacteria.	Inoue D, Tsunoda T, Sawada K, Yamamoto N, Sei K, Ike M.	Chemosphere	10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124606	2020
Metabolism	Identification of a novel bacteriocin-like protein and structural gene from Rhodococcus erythropolis JCM 2895, using suppression-subtractive hybridization.	Kitagawa W, Mitsuhashi S, Hata M, Tamura T.	J Antibiot (Tokyo)	10.1038/s41429-018-0078-3	2018
Metabolism	1,4-Dioxane degradation characteristics of Rhodococcus aetherivorans JCM 14343.	Inoue D, Tsunoda T, Yamamoto N, Ike M, Sei K.	Biodegradation	10.1007/s10532-018-9832-2	2018
Metabolism	1,4-Dioxane degradation potential of members of the genera Pseudonocardia and Rhodococcus.	Inoue D, Tsunoda T, Sawada K, Yamamoto N, Saito Y, Sei K, Ike M.	Biodegradation	10.1007/s10532-016-9772-7	2016
	Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus erythropolis Type Strain JCM 3201.	Yoshida K, Kitagawa W, Ishiya K, Mitani Y, Nakashima N, Aburatani S, Tamura T.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.01730-18	2019
Metabolism	Cloning and heterologous expression of the aurachin RE biosynthesis gene cluster afford a new cytochrome P450 for quinoline N-hydroxylation.	Kitagawa W, Ozaki T, Nishioka T, Yasutake Y, Hata M, Nishiyama M, Kuzuyama T, Tamura T.	Chembiochem	10.1002/cbic.201300167	2013
	Structure of the quinoline N-hydroxylating cytochrome P450 RauA, an essential enzyme that confers antibiotic activity on aurachin alkaloids.	Yasutake Y, Kitagawa W, Hata M, Nishioka T, Ozaki T, Nishiyama M, Kuzuyama T, Tamura T.	FEBS Lett	10.1016/j.febslet.2013.11.016	2014
Enzymology	A quinoline antibiotic from Rhodococcus erythropolis JCM 6824.	Kitagawa W, Tamura T.	J Antibiot (Tokyo)	10.1038/ja.2008.96	2008
	Draft Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus erythropolis JCM 6824, an Aurachin RE Antibiotic Producer.	Kitagawa W, Hata M, Sekizuka T, Kuroda M, Ishikawa J.	Genome Announc	10.1128/genomea.01026-14	2014
	Marinoterpins A-C: Rare Linear Merosesterterpenoids from Marine-Derived Actinomycete Bacteria of the Family Streptomycetaceae.	Kim MC, Winter JM, Asolkar RN, Boonlarppradab C, Cullum R, Fenical W.	J Org Chem	10.1021/acs.joc.1c00262	2021
Metabolism	Barbiturase, a novel zinc-containing amidohydrolase involved in oxidative pyrimidine metabolism.	Soong CL, Ogawa J, Sakuradani E, Shimizu S.	J Biol Chem	10.1074/jbc.m110784200	2002
	Extraction and bioactive profile of the compounds produced by Rhodococcus sp. VLD-10.	Yellamanda B, Vijayalakshmi M, Kavitha A, Reddy DK, Venkateswarlu Y.	3 Biotech	10.1007/s13205-016-0576-6	2016
Metabolism	Genome-based exploration of the specialized metabolic capacities of the genus Rhodococcus.	Ceniceros A, Dijkhuizen L, Petrusma M, Medema MH.	BMC Genomics	10.1186/s12864-017-3966-1	2017
Metabolism	Defining sequence space and reaction products within the cyanuric acid hydrolase (AtzD)/barbiturase protein family.	Seffernick JL, Erickson JS, Cameron SM, Cho S, Dodge AG, Richman JE, Sadowsky MJ, Wackett LP.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00791-12	2012
	Elucidating the metabolic pathway and initial degradation gene for p-chloro-m-xylenol biodegradation in Rhodococcus pyridinivorans DMU114.	Zhao L, Shi J, Wang J, Zhou H, Xu D, Ma Q.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00984-25	2025
Phylogeny	Nocardiopsis codii sp. nov., and Rhodococcus chondri sp. nov., two novel actinomycetal species isolated from macroalgae collected in the northern Portuguese coast.	Girao M, Lequint Z, Rego A, Costa I, Proenca DN, Morais PV, Carvalho MF.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.006483	2024
Phylogeny	Rhodococcus electrodiphilus sp. nov., a marine electro active actinobacterium isolated from coral reef.	Ramaprasad EVV, Mahidhara G, Sasikala C, Ramana CV.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.002895	2018
Phylogeny	Rhodococcus lactis sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from sludge of a dairy waste treatment plant.	Singh PK, Kumari A, Chawla N, Pinnaka AK, Korpole S	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.000565	2015
Phylogeny	Rhodococcus biphenylivorans sp. nov., a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium.	Su X, Liu Y, Hashmi MZ, Hu J, Ding L, Wu M, Shen C	Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek	10.1007/s10482-014-0303-4	2014
Phylogeny	Rhodococcus artemisiae sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the pharmaceutical plant Artemisia annua L.	Zhao GZ, Li J, Zhu WY, Tian SZ, Zhao LX, Yang LL, Xu LH, Li WJ	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.031930-0	2011
Phylogeny	Rhodococcus pyridinivorans sp. nov., a pyridine-degrading bacterium.	Yoon JH, Kang SS, Cho YG, Lee ST, Kho YH, Kim CJ, Park YH	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/00207713-50-6-2173	2000

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