Aquamicrobium lusatiense

Aquamicrobium lusatiense
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Hyphomicrobiales
Family: Phyllobacteriaceae
Genus: Aquamicrobium
Species:
A. lusatiense
Binomial name
Aquamicrobium lusatiense
Kämpfer et al. 2009
Type strain
CFBP 6738, CIP 106844, DSM 11099, S1
Synonyms
  • Defluvibacter lusatiensis
  • Defluvibacter lusatiae

Aquamicrobium lusatiense is a Gram-negative, oxidase-positive, strictly aerobic bacteria from the genus Aquamicrobium with a polar flagellum, which was isolated from activated sludge in Germany. Aquamicrobium lusatiense is able to degrade 2,4-dichlorophenol, 4-chloro-2-methylphenol, 4-chlorophenol, and phenol.