Gordonia alkanivorans

Gordonia alkanivorans
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Gordoniaceae
Genus: Gordonia
Species: G. alkanivorans
Binomial name
Gordonia alkanivorans
Kummer et al. 1999[1]
Type strain
2102-488, CIP 106363, DSM 44369, HKI 0136, IFM 10352, IFO 16433, JCM 10677, KCTC 9951, NBRC 16433, NCIMB 13615[2]
Synonyms

Gordonia alkalivorans,[3]
Gordonia nitida[3]

Gordonia alkanivorans is a bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolated from soil which was contiminated with tar and phenol in Rositz in Germany.[1][3][4][5] Gordonia alkanivorans has the ability to metabolize hexadecane.[6] The strain RIPI90A of Gordonia alkanivorans can desulfurize dibenzothiophene.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Parte, A.C. "Gordonia". www.bacterio.net.
  2. "Gordonia alkanivorans Taxon Passport - StrainInfo". www.straininfo.net.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gordonia alkanivorans". www.uniprot.org.
  4. "Details: DSM-44369". www.dsmz.de.
  5. Kummer, C; Schumann, P; Stackebrandt, E (October 1999). "Gordonia alkanivorans sp. nov., isolated from tar-contaminated soil.". International journal of systematic bacteriology. 49 Pt 4: 1513–22. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1513. PMID 10555331.
  6. George M., Garrity (2012). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. (2nd ed. ed.). New York: Springer Science + Business Media. ISBN 0-387-68233-3.
  7. Nour Shafik, El-Gendy; James G., Speight (2015). Handbook of Refinery Desulfurization. CRC Press. ISBN 1-4665-9672-4.

Further reading

External identifiers for Gordonia alkanivorans
Encyclopedia of Life 971195


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