Achromobacter arsenitoxydans

Achromobacter arsenitoxydans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Alcaligenaceae
Genus: Achromobacter
Species:
A. arsenitoxydans
Binomial name
Achromobacter arsenitoxydans

Achromobacter arsenitoxydans is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Achromobacter which was isolated from soil of an arsenic-contaminated pig farm.[1][2] Achromobacter arsenitoxydans has the ability to oxidize arsenite to arsenate.[3] The complete genome of A. arsenitoxydans has been sequenced.[4]

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References

  1. ^ UniProtKG
  2. ^ Journal of Bacteriology
  3. ^ Journal of Bacteriology
  4. ^ UniProtKG


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