Pseudomonas abietaniphila explained

Pseudomonas abietaniphila is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that grows on pulp mill effluents with resin acids.^[1] It is able to thrive in such environments by using tricyclic diterpenoids as a carbon source.^[2] It was first isolated in Canada.

External links

• Type strain of Pseudomonas abietaniphila at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Mohn. Physiological and phylogenetic diversity of bacteria growing on resin acids . Syst Appl Microbiol . 22 . 1 . 68–78 . Feb 1999 . 10188280 . 10.1016/S0723-2020(99)80029-0. etal.
2. Martin VJ, Yu Z, Mohn WW . Recent advances in understanding resin acid biodegradation: microbial diversity and metabolism . Arch Microbiol . 172 . 3 . 131–138 . Sep 1999 . 10460883 . 10.1007/s002030050752. 1260870 .