| Thalassolituus oleivorans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Oceanospirillaceae |
| Genus: | Thalassolituus |
| Species: |
Thalassolituus oleivorans Yakimov et al. 2004 |
Thalassolituus oleivorans is a species of bacteria, the type species of its genus. It is an aerobic, heterotrophic, Gram-negative, curved bacteria that metabolises aliphatic hydrocarbons, their oxidized derivatives and acetate, with type strain MIL-1T (=DSM 14913T =LMG 21420T).