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Brachymonas petroleovorans

Brachymonas petroleovorans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Comamonadaceae
Genus: Brachymonas
Species: B. petroleovorans
Binomial name
Brachymonas petroleovorans

Brachymonas petroleovorans is a Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium from the genus Brachymonas and family Comamonadaceae, which was isolated from a wastewater plant of a petroleum refinery.B. petroleovorans has the ability to degrade cyclohexane and aromatic compounds such as toluene and m-cresol.



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