Name: Rhodococcus opacus GK 3
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 173346

Type strain:

Species: Rhodococcus opacus

Strain Designation: GK 3, GK3

Culture col. no.: CIP 110889, CCMM B1295

Strain history: CIP <- 2015, J. Kreit, Mohammed V Univ., Rabat, Morocco: strain GK3

Other strains from Rhodococcus opacus

R. opacus 1b, 18, DSM 43205, ATCC 51881, ... (type strain)
R. opacus DSM 1069
R. opacus C125, DSM 8531
R. opacus DSM 43206, ATCC 21499, DSM 441, ...
R. opacus DSM 43250, ATCC 51882
R. opacus DSM 43251
R. opacus Pellegrino 327, DSM 43252, CIP ...
R. opacus S676, 225, DSM 43280, ATCC 4275, ...
R. opacus 691-19, DSM 43943, IMET 7363
R. opacus DSM 44072, CBS 330.61
R. opacus DSM 44236
R. opacus MoAcy1, DSM 44186
R. opacus Tue Acy 1, DSM 44188
R. opacus 305-97, L2aT3, PWD5, DSM 44304
R. opacus 307-97, PWD7, S2aT5, S₂aT5, ...
R. opacus 310-97, L1aT1, PWD10, DSM 44307
R. opacus GW-86a, DSM 44311
R. opacus Bie-17, DSM 44312
R. opacus 304-97, H1aT2, PWD4, DSM 44313
R. opacus 315-97, PWD15, S1aT1, DSM 44314
R. opacus 97-319, H3aT3, PWD19, DSM 44315
R. opacus ISO-5, DSM 44600
R. opacus ROL1, DSM 44853
R. opacus ROL2, DSM 44854
R. opacus R1L6, DSM 44855
R. opacus DSM 46027, IMET 7365, NCIB 9702
R. opacus ST033313(HKI),
R. opacus R7, CIP 107348
R. opacus 1CP, DSM 46757, VKM Ac-2638

Section

Rhodococcus opacus GK 3 is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped prokaryote that was isolated from Environment, Polluted soil, fuel and organic waste.

Gram-positive
rod-shaped

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Genus	*Rhodococcus*
	Species	**Rhodococcus opacus**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Rhodococcus opacus Klatte et al. 1995

	Synonym	Rhodococcus imtechensis
	Synonym	Rhodococcus percolatus

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #121425]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #121425]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #121425]	Motility	no

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 29

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #121425]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Polluted soil, fuel and organic waste
[Ref.: #121425]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Nancy
[Ref.: #121425]	Country	France
[Ref.: #121425]	Country ISO 3 Code	FRA
[Ref.: #121425]	Continent	Europe
[Ref.: #121425]	Isolation date	1984-02-01
* marker position based on {}

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

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Biosafety level

Risk group (French classification)

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

CIP 110889, CCMM B1295

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 )

#121425 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 110889
* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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