Pseudomonas nitroreducens explained

Pseudomonas nitroreducens is an aerobic, Gram-negative soil bacterium first isolated from oil brine in Japan.^[1] It is able to synthesise polyhydroxybutyrate homopolymer (a polyester) from medium chain length fatty acids.^[2] Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. nitroreducens has been placed in the P. aeruginosa group.^[3]

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Iizuka, H. . Komagata, K. . amp . Microbiological studies on petroleum and natural gas. I. Determination of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria . J Gen Appl Microbiol . 10 . 3 . 207–221 . 1964 . 10.2323/jgam.10.207. free .
2. Yao J, Zhang G, Wu Q, Chen GQ, Zhang R . Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates by Pseudomonas nitroreducens . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek . 75 . 4 . 345–9 . May 1999 . 10510722 . 10.1023/a:1002082303615.
3. Anzai . Phylogenetic affiliation of the pseudomonads based on 16S rRNA sequence . Int J Syst Evol Microbiol . 50 . 4 . 1563–89 . Jul 2000 . 10939664 . Kim . H . Park . JY . Wakabayashi . H . Oyaizu . H . 10.1099/00207713-50-4-1563. etal.