Kingdom Bacteria Class Beta Proteobacteria Family Alcaligenaceae Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Burkholderiales Genus Achromobacter | |
Similar Achromobacter, Acidovorax, Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Deinococcus–Thermus, Betaproteobacteria | ||
Achromobacter arsenitoxydans is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Achromobacter which was isolated from soil of a arsenic-contaminated pig farm. Achromobacter arsenitoxydans has the ability to oxidize arsenite to arsenate. The complete genome of A. arsenitoxydans has been sequenced.
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