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)

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