Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans
| Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Suborder: | Corynebacterineae |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. fluoranthenivorans |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans Hormisch et al. 2006, DSM 44556 | |
Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans is a species of the phylum actinobacteria (gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium.
Etymology: fluoranthenivorans, digesting fluoranthene.
Type strain
First isolated from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Strain FA4 = DSM 44556 = CIP 108203.
References
- Hormisch et al. 2004. Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans sp. nov., a fluoranthene and aflatoxin B1 degrading bacterium from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., PMID 15612622
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