Neptunomonas naphthovorans
Neptunomonas naphthovorans is a species of bacteria.[1] It is notable for utilising naphthalene as a sole carbon and energy source. Its type strain is NAG-2N-126.
| Neptunomonas naphthovorans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Oceanospirillaceae |
| Genus: | Neptunomonas |
| Species: | N. naphthovorans |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptunomonas naphthovorans Hedlund et al. 1999 | |
References
- Hedlund, Brian P., et al. "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by a new marine bacterium, Neptunomonas naphthovorans gen. nov., sp. nov."Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65.1 (1999): 251-259.
Further reading
- Whitman, William B., et al., eds. Bergey's manual® of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 5. Springer, 2012.
- Dworkin, Martin, and Stanley Falkow, eds. The Prokaryotes: Vol. 6: Proteobacteria: Gamma Subclass. Vol. 6. Springer, 2006.
- Hedlund, B. P.; Costa, K. C. (2010). "Neptunomonas". Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology. pp. 1773–1779. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_127. ISBN 978-3-540-77584-3.
External links
- LPSN
- WORMS entry
- Type strain of Neptunomonas naphthovorans at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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