Rhodococcus qingshengii

Bacteria
General | Carbohydrate O/F | Substrate utilisation | Enzymes | Metabolites | Antibiotics

Overview

  • Rhodococcus qingshengii is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped-coccus cycle bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 59.1%. Rhodococcus qingshengii is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (Xu2007)



  • This organism has been recovered from carbendazim-contaminated soil, China. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 1, i.e., low risk of infection and spread. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Xu2007);
    Character Response
  • pH
  • Acidity tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at pH 7.5-8.0.
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 30℃.
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • dextrin; fructose; gluconate; glucose; glycerol; mannose; ribose; alanine; acetate; L-malate; psicose; alaninamide; α-ketovalerate;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase; urease;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Xu2007);
    Character Response
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  • Methyl red test:
  • not active
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  • VP test:
  • active
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  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • Pigments:
  • orange

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Mycobacteriales Family:  Nocardiaceae Genus:  Rhodococcus Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod-coccus cycle Pigment:  orange
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  carbendazim-contaminated soil, China
    DNA G+C(%):  59.1
    Opt. T:  30℃
    Opt. pH:  7.5-8.0
    		Starch:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  + Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Rhamnose:  neg Ribose:  + Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  neg Melibiose:  neg Raffinose:  neg Sucrose:  w D-Turanose:  neg Trehalose:  neg Dextrin:  + Gluconate:  + Glycerol:  + Inositol:  neg Inulin:  neg Mannitol:  neg Sorbitol:  neg Xylitol:  neg Ala:  + Acetate:  + 3-Hydroxybutyrate:  neg L-Malate:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  neg Catalase:  + Urease:  +
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  orange

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR RHODOCOCCUS QINGSHENGII
  • Xu2007 - Rhodococcus qingshengii sp. nov., a carbendazim-degrading bacterium.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR RHODOCOCCUS QINGSHENGII
  • Yang2020 - Species-Level Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota With Metataxonomics.
  • Yang2020a - Establishing high-accuracy biomarkers for colorectal cancer by comparing fecal microbiomes in patients with healthy families
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    • Added: February 09, 2022