Rhodococcus sp. (JCM 7553, IAM 13988, IFO 14894)

Name: Rhodococcus sp. (JCM 7553, IAM 13988, IFO 14894)
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BacDive ID 165555

Type strain

Culture col. no. JCM 7553 IAM 13988 IFO 14894 NBRC 14894

NCBI tax ID(s) 194249

Special Collections JCM

History S. Takaichi RNMS1 <-- IAM <-- ATU <-- RIB ("Bacillus megaterium roseus" B3-9).

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JCM 7553 is a mesophilic prokaryote of the family Nocardiaceae.

mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 62696

IFO 14894,JCM 7553,IAM 13988,NBRC 14894

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:40:07

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 temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
67770	positive	growth	28	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Observation

@ref	Observation
67770	Production of Monocyclic carotenoid, carotenoid monoglycoside and carotenoid glycoside monoester
67770	quinones: MK-8(H₂)

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
67770	68.4	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

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 )
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#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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