We describe here a 5.8-Mb draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus pyridinivorans strain KG-16, which was obtained from the soil samples collected from the oilfields of Krishna-Godavari basin in India. This genomic resource can provide insights into the pathways and mechanisms of hydrocarbon degradation and potentially aid in bioremediation applications.

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In recent years, scientists and researchers from all over the world pay much attention to carotenoid pigments as a substitute for antibiotics and synthetic chemical compounds with antioxidant property and the plants, various microorganisms including bacteria and algae are also capable of producing carotenoid pigments. In this research, the production of antimicrobial and antioxidant carotenoid ...

The 4.6-kb region 5'-upstream from the gene encoding a cobalt-containing and amide-induced high molecular mass-nitrile hydratase (H-NHase) from Rhodococcus rhodochrous Jl was found to be required for the expression of the H-NHase gene with a host-vector system in a Rhodococcus strain. Sequence analysis has revealed that there are at least five open reading frames (H-ORF1-~5) in addition to HNHa...

AIMS Isolation of the genes relative to PCB biodegradation and identification of the bph gene function in Rhodococcus sp. R04. METHODS AND RESULTS A 8.7-kb fragment carrying the biphenyl catabolic genes bphABCD was isolated from the gene library in Rhodococcus sp. R04. Based on the deduced amino acid sequence homology, seven bph genes, bphA1A2A3A4, bphB, bphC and bphD, were thought to be resp...

The Gram-positive bacteria Rhodococcus opacus ISO-5 and Rhodococcus sp. RHA1 utilized taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonate) as the sole source of carbon or of nitrogen or of sulfur for growth. Different gene clusters and enzymes were active under these different metabolic situations. Under carbon- or nitrogen-limited conditions three enzymes were induced, though to different levels: taurine-pyruvate...

Rhodococcus sp. strain YH3-3 has been isolated as an (E)-pyridine-3-aldoxime degrader. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of this strain, with a size of 7,316,908 bp, average G+C content of 62.15%, and 7,281 predicted protein-coding sequences.

We report the 5.8-Mb genome sequence of Rhodococcus triatomae BKS 15-14, isolated from an ant hill soil sample, collected from Bhitarkanika Mangrove Reserve Forest, Odisha, India. The draft genome of strain BKS 15-14 consists of 5,824,349 bp, with a G+C content of 69%, 5,387 protein-coding genes, and 57 RNAs.

The draft genome sequences of three sub-Antarctic Rhodococcus sp. strains-1159, 1163, and 1168-are reported here. The estimated genome sizes were 7.09 Mb with a 62.3% GC content for strain 1159, 4.45 Mb with a 62.3% GC content for strain 1163, and 5.06 Mb with a 62.10% GC content for strain 1168.

The concentration of airborne virulent R. equi is closely correlated with the prevalence of R. equi disease on endemically affected farms. Virulent R. equi is certainly aerosolised in association with dust, but foals are also an important source of airborne virulent R. equi as they breathe off high concentrations in exhaled air. Both clinically ill and asymptomatic foals have high concentration...