Alcaligenes
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A. aquatilis |
Alcaligenes is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria.
Alcaligenes species have been used for the industrial production of non-standard amino acids; A. eutrophus also produces the biopolymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB).
[edit] References
- Madigan M; Martinko J (editors). (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11th ed., Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.
[edit] External links
- Alcaligenes at Kenyon College.
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