Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans
| Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Beta Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Oxalobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Herminiimonas |
| Species: | H. arsenicoxydans |
| Binomial name | |
| Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans Muller et al., 2006 | |
Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans is a species of ultramicrobacteria. First reported in 2006, it was isolated from industrial sludge and is able to oxidise the toxic chemical element arsenic.[1]
References
- ↑ Muller D, Simeonova DD, Riegel P, Mangenot S, Koechler S, Lièvremont D, Bertin PN, Lett MC (August 2006). "Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans sp. nov., a metalloresistant bacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56 (Pt 8): 1765–9. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64308-0. PMID 16902005.
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