Marinobacter is a genus of bacteria found in sea water. They are also found in a variety of salt lakes. A number of strains and species can degrade hydrocarbons. The species involved in hydrocarbon degradation include M. alkaliphilus, M. arcticus, M. hydrocarbonoclasticus, M. maritimus, and M. squalenivorans.
Mycobacterium vanbaalenii is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that can use polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. It was first isolated from petroleum-contaminated estuarine sediments and has been shown by 16S rRNA gene sequencing to be closely related to Mycobacterium aurum and Mycobacterium vaccae. M. vanbaalenii has potential use in the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated environmental sites. Etymology: vanbaalenii of Van Baalen, in memory of Dr Chase Van Baalen, late Professor at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas Marine Laboratory, Port Aransas, TX, USA.
Novosphingobium is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes N. taihuense, which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species N. aromativorans, which was first found in Ulsan Bay, similarly degrades aromatic molecules of two to five rings.
Gallaecimonas is a recently described genus of bacteria. The first described species of this genus was Gallaecimonas pentaromativorans gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated by Rodríguez Blanco et al. in 2010 from intertidal sediments of the ria of Corcubión. It is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, halotolerant bacterium in the class Gammaproteobacteria. It can degrade high molecular mass polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of 4 and 5 rings. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of the type strain CEE_131(T) proved to be distantly related to those of Rheinheimera and Serratia. Its G+C content was 41.7 mol%.
Novosphingobium pentaromativorans is a species of high-molecular-mass polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium. It is Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented and halophilic. With type strain US6-1T. Its genome has been sequenced.
Aurantiacibacter atlanticus is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile bacteria from the genus Aurantiacibacter which has been isolated from deep-sea sediments from the Atlantic Ocean. Erythrobacter atlanticus has the ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Sphingomonas formosensis is a Gram-negative and short rod-shaped bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from agricultural soil in Kaohsiung County in Taiwan. Sphingomonas formosensis has the ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds.
Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans is a Gram-negative, aerobic, short-rod-shaped and non-motile bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from water from the Botan Oil Port in Xiamen in China. Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans has the ability to degrade hydrocarbon compounds.
Marinobacter aromaticivorans is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and slightly halotolerant bacterium from the genus of Marinobacter which has been isolated from sediments from the South China Sea. Marinobacter aromaticivorans has the ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Marinobacter nanhaiticus is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic and slightly halophilic bacterium from the genus of Marinobacter which has been isolated from sediments from the South China Sea. Marinobacter nanhaiticus has the ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Arenibacter algicola is a Gram-negative, hydrocarbon-degrading and strictly aerobic bacterium from the genus Arenibacter. Arenibacter algicola uses polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as only sources fore carbon and energy.
Novosphingobium taihuense is a bacterium from the genus Novosphingobium which has been isolated from lake sediments from the Taihu Lake in China. Novosphingobium taihuense has the ability to degrade phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene, 4-chloronitrobenzene and phenanthrene.
Gallaecimonas pentaromativorans is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and halotolerant bacterium from the genus of Gallaecimonas which has been isolated from sediments of the Corcubion Ria in A Coruña in Spain.
Gordonia sp. nov. Q8 is a bacterium in the phylum of Actinomycetota. It was discovered in 2017 as one of eighteen new species isolated from the Jiangsu Wei5 oilfield in East China with the potential for bioremediation. Strain Q8 is rod-shaped and gram-positive with dimensions 1.0–4.0 μm × 0.5–1.2 μm and an optimal growth temperature of 40 °C. Phylogenetically, it is most closely related to Gordonia paraffinivorans and Gordonia alkaliphila, both of which are known bioremediators. Q8 was assigned as a novel species based on a <70% ratio of DNA homology with other Gordonia bacteria.
Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila is a strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, mesophilic, non-spore-forming and motile bacterium from the genus of Stenotrophomonas which has been isolated from industrial waste water in Mexico. Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Celeribacter halophilus is a Gram-negative and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Celeribacter which has been isolated from seawater from the coastal region of Qingdao in China.
Celeribacter indicus is a bacterium from the genus of Celeribacter which has been isolated from deep sea sediments from the Indian Ocean.Celeribacter indicus can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Celeribacter persicus is a Gram-negative and mesophilic bacterium from the genus of Celeribacter which has been isolated from sediments of a mangrove forest from the Nayband Bay from the Iranian Persian Gulf.
Tropicibacter naphthalenivorans is a gram-negative, aerobic and motile bacterium from the genus of Tropicibacter which has been isolated from seawater from the Semarang Port in Indonesia.
Zobellella maritima is a Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus of Zobellella which has been isolated from the beach of Sinduri in Korea. Zobellella maritima is able to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
