Polaromonas naphthalenivorans
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Polaromonas naphthalenivorans
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Protobacteria; Betaprotobacteria; Burkholderiales; Comamonadaceae, Polaromonas
Species
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Polaramonas napthalenivorans CJ2
Description and significance
P. naphthalenivorans is a gram-negative, non-spore forming, non-motile coccus that is capable of growth with naphthalene as its sole carbon and energy source. (1)
The genus Polaromonas was proposed in 1996 and contained only one species, P. vacuolata, until 2004 when P. naphthalenivorans was discovered. (2) Strain CJ2 was isolated from coal-tar-contaminated freshwater sediment in South Glens Falls, New York, USA. (1) It was discovered using stable isotope probing (SIP), a technique that enabled researchers to follow the flow of labeled carbon atoms from naphthalene to the DNA of naturally occurring microbial populations in the environment such as P. naphthalenivorans. (3)
Genome structure
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Cell structure and metabolism
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Ecology
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Pathology
There are no known diseases caused by P. naphthalenivorans CJ2.
Application to Biotechnology
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Current Research
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References
Edited by Christina Hopson, student of Rachel Larsen
