Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus
Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus is a bacterium that can make use of light or aromatic compounds for growth. It produces brown colonies.
| Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Rubrivivax |
| Species: | R. benzoatilyticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus Ramana et al. 2006 | |
The aromatic compounds that can be consumed as food for this bacteria are benzoic acid, 2-aminobenzoic acid (anthranilate), 4-aminobenzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, phthalate, phenylalanine, trans-cinnamate, benzamide, salicylate, cyclohexanone, cyclohexanol and cyclohexane-2-carboxylate.[1]
References
- Ramana, Ch. V. (1 September 2006). "Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus sp. nov., an aromatic, hydrocarbon-degrading purple betaproteobacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (9): 2157–2164. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64209-0. PMID 16957114.
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