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ArticleBMC genomics2019

New insights into the genome of Rhodococcus ruber strain Chol-4.

Govinda Guevara, Maria Castillo Lopez, Sergio Alonso, Julián Perera, Juana María Navarro-Llorens

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Article in BMC genomics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Govinda GuevaraDepartamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. fguevara@ucm.es.
Maria Castillo LopezDepartamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Sergio AlonsoProgram of Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer (PMPPC), Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Carretera de Can Ruti S/N 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
Julián PereraDepartamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Juana María Navarro-LlorensDepartamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. joana@bio.ucm.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8181-3147
Universidad Complutense de Madrid · ESInstitute of Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer · ES

Funding

Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España BIO2012-39695-CO2-01Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España RTC-2014-2249-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRhodococcus ruber strain Chol-4, a strain isolated from a sewage sludge sample, is able to grow in minimal medium supplemented with several compounds, showing a broad catabolic capacity. We have previously determined its genome sequence but a more comprehensive study of their metabolic capacities was necessary to fully unravel its potential for biotechnological applications.

resultsIn this work, the genome of R. ruber strain Chol-4 has been re-sequenced, revised, annotated and compared to other bacterial genomes in order to investigate the metabolic capabilities of this microorganism. The analysis of the data suggests that R. ruber Chol-4 contains several putative metabolic clusters of biotechnological interest, particularly those involved on steroid and aromatic compounds catabolism. To demonstrate some of its putative metabolic abilities, R. ruber has been cultured in minimal media containing compounds belonging to several of the predicted metabolic pathways. Moreover, mutants were built to test the naphtalen and protocatechuate predicted catabolic gene clusters.

conclusionsThe genomic analysis and experimental data presented in this work confirm the metabolic potential of R. ruber strain Chol-4. This strain is an interesting model bacterium due to its biodegradation capabilities. The results obtained in this work will facilitate the application of this strain as a biotechnological tool.

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Genome, BacterialMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMultigene FamilyBacterial ProteinsGenomicsPhylogenyRhodococcusBacterial ProteinsBiodegradationCatabolismGenome analysisRhodococcus ruber

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