Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans

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.

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

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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