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Pseudomonas alcaligenes
Introduction
Pseudomonas alcaligenes is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium used as a soil inoculant for bioremediation purposes, as it can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons[1]. It can be a human pathogen but occurrences are very rare[2]. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. alcaligenes has been placed in the P. aeruginosa group[3].
References
- ↑ O’Mahony MM, Dobson AD, Barnes JD, Singleton I. (2006) The use of ozone in the remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Chemosphere 63(2):307-14. PMID 16153687
- ↑ Valenstein P, Bardy GH, Cox CC, Zwadyk P. (1983) Pseudomonas alcaligenes endocarditis. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 79(2):245-7. PMID 6823910
- ↑ Anzai; et al. (2000, Jul). “Phylogenetic affiliation of the pseudomonads based on 16S rRNA sequence”. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 50 (Pt 4): 1563–89. PMID 10939664. Check date values in:
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