Rhodococcus /Rho·do·coc·cus/ (ro″do-kok´us) a genus of nocardioform actinomycetes; R. bronchia´lis is associated with pulmonary disease in humans, and R. e´qui causes bronchopneumonia in foals and can infect immunocompromised humans.
rhodium (Rh) (rō´dē
m),
rhodium (Rh) (rō´dē
m),n a grayish-white metallic element. Its atomic number is 45 and its atomic weight is 102.9055. Rhodium is used for providing a hard, lustrous coating on other metals and in the making of mirrors.
Rhodococcus
n a genus of gram-positive, rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, some of which are pathogenic in humans.
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