Comamonas denitrificans

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Comamonas denitrificans
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Comamonadaceae
Genus: Comamonas
Species:
C. denitrificans
Binomial name
Comamonas denitrificans
Young et al. 2008 [1]
Type strain
ATCC 700936, CCM 7155, CCUG 44425, CIP 108016, Dahlhammar 123, DSM 17887, KCTC 12931, LMG 21602, NCIMB 13887 [2]

Comamonas denitrificans is a Gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive, motile bacterium with a polar flagellum from the genus Comamonas and family Comamonadaceae, which was isolated from an activated sludge. [3] [4] Its colonies are yellow-white colored. [4] Unlike other species of Comamonas, C. denitrificans can reduce nitrate to nitrogen gas. [4]

References

  1. A.C. Parte (1998-01-01). "Comamonas". LPSN. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  2. "ATCC 700936 Strain Passport". StrainInfo. 2000-03-14. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  3. Gumaelius, L; Magnusson, G; Pettersson, B; Dalhammar, G (2013-03-25). "Comamonas denitrificans sp. nov., an efficient denitrifying bacterium isolated from activated sludge". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 51 (3): 999–1006. doi: 10.1099/00207713-51-3-999 . PMID   11411726.
  4. 1 2 3 Gumaelius, L; Magnusson, G; Pettersson, B; Dalhammar, G (2001-05-01). "Comamonas denitrificans sp. nov., an efficient denitrifying bacterium isolated from activated sludge" . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (3): 999–1006. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-3-999. ISSN   1466-5026.