Rhodococcus_rhodochrous

<i>Rhodococcus rhodochrous</i>

Rhodococcus rhodochrous

Species of bacterium

Rhodococcus rhodochrous is a bacterium used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.

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It is gram positive, in the shape of rods/cocci, oxidase negative, and catalase positive.

It is industrially produced to catalyse acrylonitrile conversion to acrylamide. It is also used in the industrial production of nicotinamide (niacinamide), a derivative or active form of niacin, part of the B vitamin complex.

A 2015 study showed that Rhodococcus rhodochrous could inhibit the growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungal species responsible for white nose syndrome in bats.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bats Successfully Treated for White-Nose Syndrome Released Back into the Wild". The Nature Conservancy. 2015-05-20. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-26.

Further reading

  • Alejandro Dinamarca, M.; Orellana, L.; Aguirre, J.; Baeza, P.; Espinoza, G.; Canales, C.; Ojeda, J. (19 April 2014). "Biodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene and gas oil using a bioreactor containing a catalytic bed with Rhodococcus rhodochrous immobilized on silica". Biotechnology Letters. 36 (8): 1649–1652. doi:10.1007/s10529-014-1529-y. hdl:10533/127953. PMID 24748430. S2CID 18188820. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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