Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a New, Extremely Halotolerant, Hydrocarbon-Degrading Marine Bacterium

Gauthier, M.J.; Lafay, Bénédicte; Christen, Richard; Fernández, Luis; Acquaviva, Monique; Bonin, Patricia; Bertrand, J.C.

doi:10.1099/00207713-42-4-568

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Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a New, Extremely Halotolerant, Hydrocarbon-Degrading Marine Bacterium

Published in International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology • Oct 1, 1992

Authors:

M.J. Gauthier

Bénédicte Lafay

Richard Christen

Abstract

On the basis of phenotypical characteristics and analysis of 16S rRNA sequence, a new species belonging to a new genus is described, and the name Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus is proposed. This organism, isolated from Mediterranean seawater near a petroleum refinery, is a gram-negative, aerobic...

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Biology

Halomonas

16S ribosomal RNA

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