Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans
Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans is a Gram-negative and strictly aerobic bacterium from the genus of Novosphingobium which has been isolated from soil which was contaminated with polychlorinated-dioxin in Japan.[1][2][3] Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans has the ability to degrade naphthalene.[3]
| Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans | |
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| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
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| Species: | N. naphthalenivorans |
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| Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans Suzuki and Hiraishi 2008[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| DSM 18518, JCM 13951, NBRC 102051, TUT562[2] | |
References
- Parte, A.C. "Novosphingobium". LPSN.
- "Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans". www.uniprot.org.
- Suzuki, S; Hiraishi, A (August 2007). "Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium isolated from polychlorinated-dioxin-contaminated environments". The Journal of general and applied microbiology. 53 (4): 221–8. PMID 17878661.
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