| Alkanibacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Nevskiales |
| Family: | Nevskiaceae |
| Genus: | Alkanibacter Friedrich and Lipski 2008 [1] |
| Species: | A. difficilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alkanibacter difficilis Friedrich and Lipski 2008 [1] | |
Alkanibacter is a Gram-negative genus of bacteria from the family Nevskiaceae with one known species, Alkanibacter difficilis. [2] [1] [3] [4] Alkanibacter difficilis has been isolated from a hexane degrading biofilter in Hamm in Germany. [5] [2]