Polaromonas naphthalenivorans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Comamonadaceae |
Genus: | Polaromonas |
Species: | P. naphthalenivorans |
Binomial name | |
Polaromonas naphthalenivorans Jeon et al. 2004 |
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Type strain | |
ATCC BAA-779, CCUG 51246, CJ2, DSM 15660 |
Polaromonas naphthalenivorans is a Gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive, nonspore-forming, nonmotile bacterium from the genus Polaromonas, which was isolated from coal-tar contaminated freshwater sediment.P. naphthalenivorans has the ability to degrade naphthalene. Its colonies have a smooth and glistening surface.