Rhodococcus rhodochrous

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

Rhodococcus rhodochrous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Actinobacteria
Order:
Actinomycetales
Suborder:
Corynebacterineae
Family:
Nocardiaceae
Genus:
Rhodococcus
Species:
Rhodococcus rhodochrous

gram positive,rod/cocci,oxidase negative, catalase positive

Industrially produced to catalyst acrylonitrile conversion to acrylamide.

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]

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. PMID 24748430. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

References
  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.


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