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Rhodococcus phenolicus
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<p><i>Rhodococcus phenolicus</i> is a bacterium species in the genus <i><a href="/facts/Rhodococcus/uKNgdpcY">Rhodococcus</a></i>. <i>Phenolicus</i> comes from <a href="/facts/Neo-Latin/mbBrTVEd">Neo-Latin</a> noun <i>phenol</i> -<i>olis</i>, <a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">phenol</a>; <a href="/facts/Latin/pM3Kge85">Latin</a> <a href="/facts/Grammatical_gender/2hEshpnP">masculine gender</a> suff. -<i>icus</i>, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective <i>phenolicus</i>, belonging to phenol. This species is able to degrade phenol as sole carbon source. </p>