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Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans

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Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans
Etymology: fluoranthenivorans, digesting fluoranthene.

Type Strain

Type Strain

First isolated from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Strain FA4 = DSM 44556 = CIP 108203.

References

References

  • Hormisch et al. 2004. Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans sp. nov., a fluoranthene and aflatoxin B1 degrading bacterium from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Syst. Appl. Microbiol.,


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