Kingdom Bacteria Order Actinomycetales Family Mycobacteriaceae Rank Species | Phylum Actinobacteria Suborder Corynebacterineae Genus Mycobacterium | |
Scientific name Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans People also search for Mycobacterium florentinum | ||
Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans is a species of the phylum actinobacteria (gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium.
Etymology: fluoranthenivorans, digesting fluoranthene.
Type strain
First isolated from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Strain FA4 = DSM 44556 = CIP 108203.
References
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