THE TAXONOMY AND APPLICATION OF RHODOCOCCUS / 微生物学通报

ABSTRACT

Taxonomy of genus Rhodococcus has been changing since it was set up by Zopf in 1891 The classification of the genus has been changed dramatically in recent years, with the species being reclassified and new species described Th e changing of taxonomy is mainly on the methods' altering from old morphological to modern polyphasic taxonomy Additionally, there has been increased interest i n rhodococcus for its abilities to degrade a range of environmental pollutants a nd to transform or synthesize compounds with possible usefull application