Rhodococcus jostii: a home for Rhodococcus strain RHA1

Amanda Jones, Julian Davies, Masao Fukuda, Roselyn Brown, Jesmine Lim, Michael Goodfellow

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Abstract

The taxonomic position of Rhodococcus strain RHA1, an effective degrader of polychlorinated biphenyls with a large linear chromosome, was established using a polyphasic approach. The morphological and chemotaxonomic properties of the strain were typical of members of the genus Rhodococcus. The strain shared a high level of 16S rRNA sequence similarity (99.9 %) with the type strain of Rhodococcus jostii, a member of the Rhodococcus erythropolis subclade. The two strains shared a DNA:DNA relatedness value well above the cut-off point recommended for the circumscription of genomic species and had a broad range of phenotypic properties in common. The combination of genomic and phenotypic data show strain RHA1 to be a bona fide member of the species Rhodococcus jostii.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-440
JournalAntonie van Leeuwenhoek
Volume104
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

Keywords

  • Rhodococcus strain RHA1
  • Polyphasic taxonomy
  • Rhodococcus jostii

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