Polaromonas naphthalenivorans
| Polaromonas naphthalenivorans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Polaromonas |
| Species: | P. naphthalenivorans
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| Binomial name | |
| Polaromonas naphthalenivorans Jeon et al. 2004
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC BAA-779, CCUG 51246, CJ2, DSM 15660 | |
Polaromonas naphthalenivorans is a Gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive, non-spore-forming, nonmotile bacterium from the genus Polaromonas, which was isolated from coal-tar contaminated freshwater sediment. P. naphthalenivorans has the ability to degrade naphthalene. Its colonies have a smooth and glistening surface.