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The remarkable Rhodococcus erythropolis

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Rhodococcus erythropolis cells contain a large set of enzymes that allow them to carry out an enormous number of bioconversions and degradations. Oxidations, dehydrogenations, epoxidations, hydrolysis, hydroxylations, dehalogenations and desulfurisations have been reported to be performed by R. erythropolis cells or enzymes. This large array of enzymes fully justifies the prospective application of this bacterium in biotechnology.

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This work was supported by a PhD grant (PRAXIS XXI/BD/21574/99) and a post-doctoral grant (SFRH/BPD/14426/2003) awarded to C.C.C.R.C. by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal.

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de Carvalho, C.C.C.R., da Fonseca, M.M.R. The remarkable Rhodococcus erythropolis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 67, 715–726 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-005-1932-3

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