| Xanthobacter flavus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Xanthobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Xanthobacter |
| Species: | X. flavus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthobacter flavus Malik and Claus 1979 [1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 35867, BCRC 12271, CCM 4469, CCRC 12271, CIP 105434, DSM 338, IFO 14759, JCM 1204, Kalininskaya 301, LMG 7045, NBRC 14759, NCAIM B.01946, NCIB 10071, NCIMB 10071, NRRL B-14838, strain 301, VKM B-2106, VKM B-2106. [2] | |
| Synonyms | |
Xanthobacter flavus is a Gram-negative, nitrogen-fixing and facultatively autotrophic bacteria from the family of Xanthobacteraceae which has been isolated from turf podsol soil in Russia. [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] Xanthobacter flavus has the ability to degrade phenol, oxalate and 1,4-dichlorobenzene. [9] [10] [11] [12]