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Brachymonas petroleovorans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Burkholderiales
Family:	Comamonadaceae
Genus:	Brachymonas
Species:	B. petroleovorans
Binomial name
Brachymonas petroleovorans Rouviere and Chen 2003

Brachymonas petroleovorans is a Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium belonging to the genus Brachymonas and the family Comamonadaceae. It was isolated from a wastewater treatment plant of a petroleum refinery. B. petroleovorans has the capability to degrade cyclohexane and aromatic compounds such as toluene and m-cresol.

References

1. "Isolation ofBrachymonas petroleovoransCHX, a novel cyclohexane-degrading β-proteobacterium". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 227: 101–106. doi:10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00655-4.
2. "Isolation ofBrachymonas petroleovoransCHX, a novel cyclohexane-degrading β-proteobacterium". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 227: 101–106. doi:10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00655-4.

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