Aromatoleum aromaticum EbN1

Names Aromatoleum aromaticum EbN1
Accession numbers NC_006513, NC_006823, NC_006824
Background Strain EbN1 is an aromatic-degrading bacteria found in freshwater and soil habitats. A unique property of strain EbN1 is its capacity to degrade toluene and ethylbenzene via two different, strictly anaerobic pathways. The absence of nitrogen fixation and specific interaction with plants separates EbN1 ecophysiologically from the closely related nitrogen-fixing plant symbionts of the Azoarcus cluster. (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Betaproteobacteria
Order:Rhodocyclales
Family:Rhodocyclaceae
Genus:Aromatoleum
Species:aromaticum
Strain NA
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (08-DEC-2004) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(16-NOV-2004) Max Planck Institut Fuer Molekulare Genetik, proScience Ihnestrasse 73, Berlin 14195, Germany
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Isolated from sediment contaminated with ethylbenzene
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 3
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature 26.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Terrestrial
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Singles
Sporulation NA
Metabolism Denitrifying
Hydrocarbons metabolizer
Nitrate reducer
Energy source Diazotroph
Diseases None
Pathogenicity No