Kingdom Bacteria Class Alphaproteobacteria Family Xanthobacteraceae Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Rhizobiales Genus Xanthobacter | |
Similar Azorhizobium caulinodans, Beijerinckia, Aquaspirillum, Hyphomicrobium, Alcaligenes eutrophus | ||
Xanthobacter flavus is a Gram-negative, nitrogen-fixing and facultatively autotrophic bacteria from the family of Xanthobacteraceae which has been isolated from turf podsol soil in Russia. Xanthobacter flavus has the ability to degrade phenol, oxalate and 1,4-dichlorobenzene.
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