Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans is a Gram-negative and strictly aerobic bacterium from the genus Novosphingobium which has been isolated from soil which was contaminated with polychlorinated-dioxin in Japan.[1][2][3] Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans has the ability to degrade naphthalene.[3]
| Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Sphingomonadales |
| Family: | Erythrobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Novosphingobium |
| Species: | N. naphthalenivorans
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| Binomial name | |
| Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans Suzuki and Hiraishi 2008[1]
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| Type strain | |
| DSM 18518, JCM 13951, NBRC 102051, TUT562[2] | |
References
edit- ^ a b Parte, A.C. "Novosphingobium". LPSN.
- ^ a b "Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans". www.uniprot.org.
- ^ a b Suzuki, S; Hiraishi, A (August 2007). "Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium isolated from polychlorinated-dioxin-contaminated environments". The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 53 (4): 221–8. doi:10.2323/jgam.53.221. PMID 17878661.
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