| Entry | T02959 |
| Org code | mne |
| Name | Mycolicibacterium neoaurum VKM Ac-1815D (Mycobacterium neoaurum VKM Ac-1815D) |
| Annotation | yes |
| Taxonomy | TAX:700508 |
| Lineage | Bacteria; Bacillati; Actinomycetota; Actinomycetes; Mycobacteriales; Mycobacteriaceae; Mycolicibacterium; Mycolicibacterium neoaurum |
| Org group | Bacteria; Actinomycetota; Mycobacteriales |
| Brite | KEGG organisms [BR:br08601]
KEGG organisms in the NCBI taxonomy [BR:br08610]
KEGG organisms in taxonomic ranks [BR:br08611] |
| Data source | GenBank (Assembly: GCA_000317305.3 Complete Genome) |
| Comment | Fast-growing soil mycobacteria.
Used for efficient production of key steroid intermediates (androst-4-ene-3,17-dione, androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione, 9-hydroxy androst-4-ene-3,17-dione) from phytosterol.
Originally isolated from soil samples. |
| Chromosome | Circular (GB: CP006936) |
| Statistics | Number of protein genes: 4664
Number of RNA genes: 53 |
| Created | 2013 |
| Reference | PMID: 23474435 |
| Authors | Bragin EY, Shtratnikova VY, Dovbnya DV, Schelkunov MI, Pekov YA, Malakho SG, Egorova OV, Ivashina TV, Sokolov SL, Ashapkin VV, Donova MV |
| Title | Comparative analysis of genes encoding key steroid core oxidation enzymes in fast-growing Mycobacterium spp. strains. |
| Journal | J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 138:41-53 (2013)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.02.016 |
