Rhodococcus sp. (DSM 1440, T-163)

Name: Rhodococcus sp. (DSM 1440, T-163)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 157841

Type strain

Strain Designation T-163

Culture col. no. DSM 1440 T-163

NCBI tax ID(s) 194249

Special Collections DSMZ

History <- Henkel KGaA, T-163

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T-163 is a mesophilic prokaryote of the family Nocardiaceae.

mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 47408

DSM 1440

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:38:09

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Nocardiaceae

Genus Rhodococcus

Full scientific name Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (4)

"Prescottia"
"Prescottella"
Prescottella
Rhodococcoides

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
64414	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
64414	STANDARD I MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 453)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: STANDARD I MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 453) Composition: Casein peptone 7.8 g/l Meat peptone 7.8 g/l NaCl 5.6 g/l Yeast extract 2.8 g/l D(+)-Glucose 1.0 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
64414	positive	growth	28	mesophilic
64414	positive	growth	30	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API 20NE
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Metabolite production

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

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
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
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
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
68382	esterase (C 4)	-		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68369	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

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
64414	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+/-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-

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
64414	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+/-	+/-	+	+	+/-	+	+/-	+/-	+	+	+	not determinedn.d.

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#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 )
#64414	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 1440
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#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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