Sterolibacterium Explained

Sterolibacterium is a genus of gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive rod-shaped bacteria from the family of Rhodocyclaceae which belongs to the class of Betaproteobacteria.^{[1] [2]} So far there is only one species known of this genus (Sterolibacterium denitrificans)

Notes and References

1. 10.1099/ijs.0.02039-0. Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the -Proteobacteria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53. 4. 1085–1091. 2003. Tarlera . S.. 12892131. free.
2. http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Bacteria/Sterolibacterium_Genus.asp ZipcodeZoo.com