Alkanindiges is a genus of gram-negative alkane-degrading bacteria which belong to the class Gammaproteobacteria and which occurs in activated sludge systems.[3][4]

Alkanindiges
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Moraxellaceae
Genus: Alkanindiges
Bogan et al., 2003[1]
Type species
Alkanindiges illinoisensis[1]
Species

Alkanindiges hongkongensis[2] Alkanindiges illinoisensis[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b LSPN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. ^ a b eol
  3. ^ Klein, A. N.; Frigon, D.; Raskin, L. (2007). "Populations related to Alkanindiges, a novel genus containing obligate alkane degraders, are implicated in biological foaming in activated sludge systems". Environmental Microbiology. 9 (8): 1898–1912. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01307.x. PMID 17635538.
  4. ^ UniProt