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Tropicibacter naphthalenivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Harwati Theresia Umi, Kasai Yuki, Kodama Yumiko, Susilaningsih Dwi, Watanabe Kazuya
Abstract excerpt
An aerobic, Gram-negative, motile bacterium, strain C02(T), was isolated from seawater obtained from Semarang Port in Indonesia. Cells of strain C02(T) were peritrichously flagellated and rod-shaped. Strain C02(T) was able to degrade naphthalene, alkylnaphthalenes and phenanthrene. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that this strain was affiliated with the family Rhodobacteraceae in the class...
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