Comamonas testosteroni
Comamonas testosteroni is a Gram-negative soil bacterium. Strain I2gfp has been used in bioaugmentation trials, in attempts to treat the industrial byproduct 3-chloroaniline.[1]
| Comamonas testosteroni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Comamonas |
| Species: | C. testosteroni |
| Binomial name | |
| Comamonas testosteroni (Marcus and Talalay 1956) Tamaoka et al. 1987 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 | |
Comamonas testosteroni is also a component in a microbial concoction Mammoth-P, developed by Mammoth microbe, that claims to increase bioavailable phosphorus to growing plants and increase yield and stem strength in plants.
References
- N. Boon; J. Goris; P. De Vos; W. Verstraete; E.M. Top (July 2000). "Bioaugmentation of Activated Sludge by an Indigenous 3-Chloroaniline-Degrading Comamonas testosteroni Strain, I2gfp". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66 (7): 2906–2913. doi:10.1128/AEM.66.7.2906-2913.2000. PMC 92090. PMID 10877785.
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