Rhodococcus opacus

Rhodococcus opacus is a bacterium species in the genus Rhodococcus. It is moderately chemolithotrophic.^[1] Its genome has been sequenced.^[2] R. opacus possesses extensive catabolic pathways for both sugars and aromatics and can tolerate inhibitory compounds found in depolymerized biomass (e.g., phenolics and furfural)

Rhodococcus opacus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Nocardiaceae
Genus:	Rhodococcus
Species:	R. opacus
Binomial name
Rhodococcus opacus Klatte et al. 1995