Kim Dockyu, Choi Ki Young, Yoo Miyoun, Zylstra Gerben J, Kim Eungbin
Division of Polar Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea.
University College, Yonsei University, Incheon 21983, Republic of Korea.
J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2018 Jul 28;28(7):1037-1051. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1712.12017.
The genus is a phylogenetically and catabolically diverse group that has been isolated from diverse environments, including polar and alpine regions, for its versatile ability to degrade a wide variety of natural and synthetic organic compounds. Their metabolic capacity and diversity result from their diverse catabolic genes, which are believed to be obtained through frequent recombination events mediated by large catabolic plasmids. Many rhodococci have been used commercially for the biodegradation of environmental pollutants and for the biocatalytic production of high-value chemicals from low-value materials. Recent studies of their physiology, metabolism, and genome have broadened our knowledge regarding the diverse biotechnological applications that exploit their catabolic enzymes and pathways.
该属是一个在系统发育和分解代谢方面具有多样性的类群，因其具有降解多种天然和合成有机化合物的广泛能力，已从包括极地和高山地区在内的各种环境中分离出来。它们的代谢能力和多样性源于其多样的分解代谢基因，这些基因被认为是通过由大型分解代谢质粒介导的频繁重组事件获得的。许多红球菌已被商业用于环境污染物的生物降解以及从低价值材料生物催化生产高价值化学品。最近对它们的生理学、代谢和基因组的研究拓宽了我们对利用其分解代谢酶和途径的各种生物技术应用的认识。
