Rank: Genus

Lineage: Bacteria;Actinobacteria;Actinobacteria;Corynebacteriales;Nocardiaceae;Rhodococcus

Description: Rhodococcus is a genus of aerobic, nonsporulating, nonmotile Gram-positive bacteria closely related to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. While a few species are pathogenic, most are benign, and have been found to thrive in a broad range of environments, including soil, water, and eukaryotic cells. Some species have large genomes, including the 9.7 megabasepair genome (67% G/C) of Rhodococcus sp. RHA1. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodococcus