Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
Order: | Actinomycetales |
Suborder: | Corynebacterineae |
Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Mycobacterium |
Species: | M. fluoranthenivorans |
Binomial name | |
Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans Hormisch et al. 2006, DSM 44556 |
Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans
Etymology: fluoranthenivorans, digesting fluoranthene.
First isolated from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Strain FA4 = DSM 44556 = CIP 108203.