Rhodococcus erythropolis A1-22 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that was isolated from air in Russian space station MIR.
Gram-positive coccus-shaped obligate aerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Mycobacteriales |
| Family Nocardiaceae |
| Genus Rhodococcus |
| Species Rhodococcus erythropolis |
| Full scientific name Rhodococcus erythropolis (Gray and Thornton 1928) Goodfellow and Alderson 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (9) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11902 | 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 | ||
| 20076 | 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 | |||
| 20076 | 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: | |||
| 20076 | 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 | |||
| 20076 | 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 | |||
| 20076 | 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 | |||
| 20076 | 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 | |||
| 34000 | MEDIUM 29- Brain heart agar | Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Brain heart infusion agar (52.000 g) | |||
| 116711 | CIP Medium 72 | Medium recipe at CIP | |||
| 116711 | CIP Medium 29 | Medium recipe at CIP |
| 116711 | Oxygen toleranceobligate aerobe |
| 67770 | Observationquinones: MK-8(H2) |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30012 | 28644 ChEBI | 2-oxopentanoate | + | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 30089 ChEBI | acetate | + | carbon source | |
| 20076 | 22599 ChEBI | arabinose | - | ||
| 30012 | 22653 ChEBI | asparagine | + | carbon source | |
| 20076 | 62968 ChEBI | cellulose | - | ||
| 116711 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | hydrolysis | |
| 68379 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
| 116711 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | |
| 20076 | 28757 ChEBI | fructose | + | ||
| 30012 | 28757 ChEBI | fructose | + | carbon source | |
| 68379 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
| 30012 | 24265 ChEBI | gluconate | + | carbon source | |
| 20076 | 17234 ChEBI | glucose | + | ||
| 30012 | 29987 ChEBI | glutamate | + | carbon source | |
| 116711 | 606565 ChEBI | hippurate | - | hydrolysis | |
| 30012 | 21217 ChEBI | L-alaninamide | + | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 24996 ChEBI | lactate | + | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 25115 ChEBI | malate | + | carbon source | |
| 20076 | 29864 ChEBI | mannitol | + | ||
| 30012 | 37684 ChEBI | mannose | + | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 51850 ChEBI | methyl pyruvate | + | carbon source | |
| 20076 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | + | ||
| 116711 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | |
| 116711 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | respiration | |
| 116711 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | - | reduction | |
| 30012 | 17272 ChEBI | propionate | + | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 17148 ChEBI | putrescine | + | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 15361 ChEBI | pyruvate | + | carbon source | |
| 20076 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | - | ||
| 20076 | 26546 ChEBI | rhamnose | - | ||
| 30012 | 33942 ChEBI | ribose | + | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 30031 ChEBI | succinate | + | carbon source | |
| 20076 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | ||
| 68379 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | fermentation | from API Coryne |
| 30012 | 53423 ChEBI | tween 40 | + | carbon source | |
| 30012 | 53426 ChEBI | tween 80 | + | carbon source | |
| 68379 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | + | hydrolysis | from API Coryne |
| 20076 | 18222 ChEBI | xylose | - |
| @ref | Metabolite | Is sensitive | Is resistant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116711 | 0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate) |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116711 | 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 |
| 68379 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API Coryne |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 116711 | amylase | - | ||
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 116711 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 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 |
| 116711 | caseinase | - | 3.4.21.50 | |
| 30012 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 116711 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 116711 | DNase | - | ||
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 116711 | gamma-glutamyltransferase | - | 2.3.2.2 | |
| 116711 | gelatinase | +/- | ||
| 68379 | gelatinase | - | from API Coryne | |
| 116711 | lecithinase | - | ||
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 116711 | lipase | - | ||
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 116711 | 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 |
| 116711 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 116711 | oxidase | - | ||
| 116711 | phenylalanine ammonia-lyase | - | 4.3.1.24 | |
| 68379 | pyrazinamidase | - | 3.5.1.B15 | from API Coryne |
| 116711 | tryptophan deaminase | - | ||
| 116711 | tween esterase | - | ||
| 30012 | urease | + | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 116711 | urease | + | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68379 | urease | + | 3.5.1.5 | from API Coryne |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | + | from API zym |
Global distribution of 16S sequence AB071951 (>99% sequence identity) for Nocardiaceae from Microbeatlas ![]()
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
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| 124043 | ASM4242940v1 assembly for Rhodococcus baikonurensis JCM 11411 | scaffold | 172041 | 41.09 | ||
| 124043 | ASM3953594v1 assembly for Rhodococcus baikonurensis JCM 11411 | contig | 172041 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11902 | Rhodococcus baikonurensis gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence | AB071951 | 1348 | 172041 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolism | Rhodococcus erythropolis MTHt3 biotransforms ergopeptines to lysergic acid. | Thamhesl M, Apfelthaler E, Schwartz-Zimmermann HE, Kunz-Vekiru E, Krska R, Kneifel W, Schatzmayr G, Moll WD. | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/s12866-015-0407-7 | 2015 | |
| Metabolism | Enhanced biodegradation of diesel oil by a newly identified Rhodococcus baikonurensis EN3 in the presence of mycolic acid. | Lee M, Kim MK, Singleton I, Goodfellow M, Lee ST | J Appl Microbiol | 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02756.x | 2006 | |
| Phylogeny | Rothia aeria sp. nov., Rhodococcus baikonurensis sp. nov. and Arthrobacter russicus sp. nov., isolated from air in the Russian space laboratory Mir. | Li Y, Kawamura Y, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Liu H, Huang X, Kobayashi K, Ezaki T | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijs.0.02828-0 | 2004 | |
| Phylogeny | Rhodococcus jialingiae sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from sludge of a carbendazim wastewater treatment facility. | Wang Z, Xu J, Li Y, Wang K, Wang Y, Hong Q, Li WJ, Li SP | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijs.0.013219-0 | 2009 | |
| Phylogeny | Rhodococcus qingshengii sp. nov., a carbendazim-degrading bacterium. | Xu JL, He J, Wang ZC, Wang K, Li WJ, Tang SK, Li SP | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijs.0.65095-0 | 2007 |
| #11902 | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 44587 |
| #20076 | Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig . |
| #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 ) |
| #26376 | IJSEM 827 2004 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.02828-0 , PubMed 15143031 ) |
| #30012 | Barberan A, Caceres Velazquez H, Jones S, Fierer N.: Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information. mSphere 2: 2017 ( DOI 10.1128/mSphere.00237-17 , PubMed 28776041 ) - originally annotated from #26376 |
| #34000 | ; Curators of the CIP; |
| #67770 | Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM; |
| #68379 | Automatically annotated from API Coryne . |
| #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 . |
| #116711 | Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108436 |
| #124043 | Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy . |
| #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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