The genus Arthrobacter
http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F0-387-30743-5_36#page-1
Arthrobacter are very common in many soils and are readily isolated in laboratory media and so they have been isolated extensively from soils. There are many species known and this chapter offers a detailed description of the Arthrobacter genus.
Arthrobacter: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthrobacter
This Wikipedia entry is limited but contains some useful information about Arthrobacter in general.
Arthrobacter: Microbe Wiki
https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Arthrobacter
This entry describes Arthrobacter species with an emphasis on the ability of many of the strains to transform anthropogenic chemicals into less toxic products.
Arthrobacter: Nomenclature
http://www.bacterio.net/arthrobacter.html
There are very many Arthrobacter species listed on this taxonomic site. Arthrobacter globiformis is the type strain.
Arthrobacter species can grow anaerobically on nitrate
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12829291
At one time, it was considered that Arthrobacter are obligate aerobes, but this study demonstrated that some Arthrobacter can grow on nitrate as the final electron acceptor under anaerobic conditions.
Actinobacteriophage database: Arthrobacter
http://phagesdb.org/hosts/genera/3/
This database contains information on phages of Actinobacteria. The specific page referenced contains lists of phages of Arthrobacter.
Arthrobacter arilaitensis
http://www.genoscope.cns.fr/spip/-Arthrobacter-arilaitensis,551-.html
Arthrobacter are very often associated with cheese ripening and the most common species isolated is A. arilaitensis.
Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus: Genome portal
http://genome.jgi.doe.gov/artch/artch.home.html
Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus metabolizes chlorophenols, including the highly toxic pentachlorophenol. This page is the entry for information on the genome of this organism.
Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus: Thesis
http://pub.epsilon.slu.se/1751/1/Unell_Maria_2008_26.pdf
This link is for a thesis on the biodegradative strain Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus.
Arthrobacter aurescens TC1: Genome atlas
http://bacmap.wishartlab.com/organisms/434
Arthrobacter aurescens TC1 was isolated from a soil site that had been heavily contaminated from a spill of the herbicide atrazine. The genome of the organism consists of a chromosome and two large plasmids.
Arthrobacter review article
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?paperID=49677
This recent review article on Arthrobacter species provides good background information on the genus.
Arthrobacter biodegradation pathways
http://eawag-bbd.ethz.ch/servlets/pageservlet?ptype=allmicros
This list in the Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database contains 22 Arthrobacter species involved in biodegrading a wide variety of compounds, e.g. nicotine, organosilicon compounds, fluorene, and the herbicide atrazine.
Arthrobacter: PloS/ONE
http://www.plosone.org/browse/arthrobacter
This page contains links to research on, or mentioning, Arthrobacter species.
Rhodococcus: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodococcus
Rhodococcus are common soil bacteria, are known for having extensive catabolic activities, and have large genomes relative to most prokaryotes.
Rhodococcus: Microbe Wiki
https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Rhodococcus
This Wiki page gives a good overview of the genus Rhodococcus.
Rhodococcus: Nomenclature
http://www.bacterio.net/rhodococcus.html
There are a large number of Rhodococcus strains highlighted here. The type strain is indicated as Rhodococcus rhodochrous.
Rhodococcus equi: KEGG genome
http://www.kegg.jp/kegg-bin/show_organism?org=req
Rhodococcus equi is one of the rare pathogens in the genus Rhodococcus and it can cause disease in horses and goats.
Rhodococcus biodegradation pathways
http://eawag-bbd.ethz.ch/servlets/pageservlet?ptype=allmicros
This list in the Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database contains 30 Rhodococcus species involved in biodegrading a wide variety of compounds, e.g. styrene, acetylene, caffeine, and dimethylisophthalate.
Micrococcus: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrococcus
Micrococcus has been most recently isolated from human skin and food but it is also found in soil, as indicated in this Wikipedia entry.
Micrococcus: Taxonomy
http://www.bacterio.net/micrococcus.html
Micrococcus strains are numerous. The type strain is Micrococcus luteus.
Taxonomic dissection of the genus Micrococcus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7547287
This study suggested that the genus Micrococcus be subdivided into Micrococcus, Kocuria, Nesterenkonia, Dermacoccus, and Kytococcus.
Micrococcaceae: NCBI taxonomy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&id=1268&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock
This page has extensive lists of bacteria in the genera Arthrobacter, Kocuria, Micrococcus, Nesterenkonia, Rothia, and others.
A Nesterenkonia polyextremophile
http://genomea.asm.org/content/2/2/e00197-14.full
This is a genome announcement for an Antarctic isolate that was shown to be tolerant of low temperature, high salinity, and high alkalinity.
Kocuria: Taxonomy
http://www.bacterio.net/kocuria.html
Kocuria sp. are most like Micrococcus species and a number of the strains were previously considered Micrococcus before reclassification. This page contains an extensive list of Kocuria species.
Kocuria rhizophila DC2201: Genome atlas
http://bacmap.wishartlab.com/organisms/688
Kocuria are found in diverse environments. This isolate was found in a plant habitat and its genome provided new insights into this genus.