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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
Type strain
2102-488, CIP 106363, DSM 44369, HKI 0136, IFM 10352, IFO 16433, JCM 10677, KCTC 9951, NBRC 16433, NCIMB 13615
Synonyms

Gordonia alkalivorans,
Gordonia nitida


Gordonia alkalivorans,
Gordonia nitida

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.Gordonia alkanivorans has the ability to metabolize hexadecane. The strain RIPI90A of Gordonia alkanivorans can desulfurize dibenzothiophene.



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