Pseudomonas abietaniphila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
Order: | Pseudomonadales |
Family: | Pseudomonadaceae |
Genus: | Pseudomonas |
Species: | P. abietaniphila |
Binomial name | |
Pseudomonas abietaniphila Mohn, et al. 1999 |
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Type strain | |
ATCC 700689 |
Pseudomonas abietaniphila is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that grows on pulp mill effluents with resin acids. It is able to thrive in such environments by using tricyclic diterpenoids as a carbon source. It was first isolated in Canada.