Pseudomonas knackmussii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
Order: | Pseudomonadales |
Family: | Pseudomonadaceae |
Genus: | Pseudomonas |
Species: | P. knackmussii |
Binomial name | |
Pseudomonas knackmussii Stoltz, et al. 2007 |
Pseudomonas knackmussii is a Gram-negative, polarly flagellated, motile, short rod bacterium isolated from a sewage treatment plant in Göttingen, Germany. It is the first bacterium used to study the degradation of haloaromatic compounds. It is named after Hans-Joachim Knackmuss. The type strain is DSM 6978.