Alcanivorax borkumensis
| Alcanivorax borkumensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Alcanivoracaceae |
| Genus: | Alcanivorax |
| Species: | A. borkumensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcanivorax borkumensis Yakimov et al. 1998[1]
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC 700651 CIP 105606 | |
Alcanivorax borkumensis is an alkane-degrading marine bacterium which naturally propagates and becomes predominant in crude-oil-containing seawater when nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients are supplemented.[2][3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
yakimovwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Martins VAP; et al. (2008). "Genomic Insights into Oil Biodegradation in Marine Systems". Microbial Biodegradation: Genomics and Molecular Biology. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-17-2.
- ^ Kasai Yuki (2002). "Predominant growth of Alcanivorax strains in oil-contaminated and nutrient-supplemented sea water". Environmental Microbiology. 4 (3): 141–147. Bibcode:2002EnvMi...4..141K. doi:10.1046/j.1462-2920.2002.00275.x. PMID 12000314.