Halomonas organivorans
| Halomonas organivorans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Halomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Halomonas |
| Species: | H. organivorans |
| Binomial name | |
| Halomonas organivorans García et al. 2004 | |
Halomonas organivorans is a halophile able to degrade aromatic compounds. It's considered a potentially useful bacteria for decontamination of polluted saline habitats. Its type strain is G-16.1T (=CECT 5995T =CCM 7142T).[1]
References
- ↑ Garcia, M. T. (2004). "Halomonas organivorans sp. nov., a moderate halophile able to degrade aromatic compounds". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 54 (5): 1723–1728. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63114-0. ISSN 1466-5026.
Further reading
- Oren, Aharon (2002). Halophilic microorganisms and their environments. Kluwer Academic. ISBN 1-4020-0829-5.
- Driessen, Arnold; Moreno, Maria de Lourdes; Sánchez-Porro, Cristina; Piubeli, Francine; Frias, Luciana; García, María Teresa; Mellado, Encarnación (2011). "Cloning, Characterization and Analysis of cat and ben Genes from the Phenol Degrading Halophilic Bacterium Halomonas organivorans". PLoS ONE 6 (6): e21049. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021049. ISSN 1932-6203.
- Guerrero, Ricardo. "Halophiles and hypersaline environments. Current research and future trends." International Microbiology 16.1 (2013): 65-66.