| Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Lysobacterales |
| Family: | Lysobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Stenotrophomonas |
| Species: | S. nitritireducens |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens Finkmann et al. 2000 | |
Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens is a yellow-pigmented bacteria, named after its quality to reduce nitrite. It is a common soil bacteria. Its type strain is L2T (= DSM 12575T). [1]
Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens has the ability to transform unsaturated fatty acids into hydroxy fatty acids. [2] Hydroxy acids are incredibly important as they are the precursors of dicarboxylic acids and lactones and are one of the starting substances of polymers. [3]