Order Actinomycetales Rank Species | Phylum Actinobacteria Suborder Corynebacterineae Genus Rhodococcus Higher classification Rhodococcus | |
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Similar Rhodococcus, Gordonia, Nocardia, Rhodococcus equi, Rhodococcus fascians | ||
Rhodococcus rhodochrous is a bacterium used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.
gram positive,rod/cocci,oxidase negative, catalase positive
A 2015 study showed that Rhodococcus rhodochrous could inhibit the growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungal species responsible for White Nose Syndrome in bats.
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