Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans
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Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans Hormisch et al. 2006, DSM 44556 |
Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans
Etymology: fluoranthenivorans, digesting fluoranthene.
[edit] Type Strain
First isolated from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Strain FA4 = DSM 44556 = CIP 108203.
[edit] References
- Hormisch et al. 2004. Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans sp. nov., a fluoranthene and aflatoxin B1 degrading bacterium from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Syst. Appl. Microbiol.,