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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Alpha Proteobacteria
Order:
Sphingomonadales
Family:
Sphingomonadaceae
Genus:
Novosphingobium
Species:
N. naphthalenivorans
Binomial name
Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans
Suzuki and Hiraishi 2008[1]
Type strain
DSM 18518, JCM 13951, NBRC 102051, TUT562[2]

References
  1. Parte, A.C. "Novosphingobium". LPSN.
  2. "Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans". www.uniprot.org.
  3. 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. doi:10.2323/jgam.53.221. PMID 17878661.


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