Tolumonas
| Tolumonas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Eubacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Aeromonadales |
| Family: | Aeromonadaceae |
| Genus: | Tolumonas Fischer-Romero et al. 1996 |
| Species | |
Tolumonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.[1][2] It grows under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and is nonmotile.[2] The cells are rods and occur in pairs or singly.[2] It is known for one of its species biological bacterial production of toluene from phenylalanine and other phenyl precursors[3][4]
References
- ↑ Euzéby, J. P. "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 Don J. Brenner; Noel R. Krieg; James T. Staley (July 26, 2005) [1984(Williams & Wilkins)]. George M. Garrity, ed. The Gammaproteobacteria. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2B (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 1108. ISBN 978-0-387-24144-9. British Library no. GBA561951.
- ↑ Fischer, C (January 1996). "Tolumonas auensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a toluene-producing bacterium from anoxic sediments of a freshwater lake".
- ↑ Chertkov, Olga. "Complete genome sequence of Tolumonas Auensis". Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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