| Roseateles depolymerans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Roseateles |
| Species: | R. depolymerans |
| Binomial name | |
| Roseateles depolymerans Suyama et al. 1999 [1] | |
| Type strain | |
| CCUG 48747, CCUG 52219, DSM 11813, NCIMB 13588 [2] | |
Roseateles depolymerans is an aerobic photosynthetic bacterium from the genus Roseateles , which was isolated from river water (Hanamuro River, Tsukuba, Japan).
R. depolymerans is a bacteriochlorophyll a-containing obligate aerobe in the β-subclass of the Proteobacteria. The cells are motile, straight rods, and they contain poly-β-hydroxybutyrate granules.
R. depolymerans is characterised by the ability to biodegrade the material poly(hexamethylene carbonate) (PHC), and some other biodegradable plastics. [3]
