Class Actinobacteria Rank Species | Phylum Actinobacteria Order Actinomycetales | |
Similar Gordonia, Actinomycetales, Corynebacterineae, Dietzia, Tsukamurella | ||
Gordonia alkanivorans is a bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolated from soil which was contiminated with tar and phenol in Rositz in Germany. Gordonia alkanivorans has the ability to metabolize hexadecane. The strain RIPI90A of Gordonia alkanivorans can desulfurize dibenzothiophene.
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