''Paenarthrobacter aurescens'' is a bacterium species from the genus ''
Paenarthrobacter ''. ''Paenarthrobacter aurescens'' produces
nitrilase
Nitrilase enzymes (nitrile aminohydrolase; ) catalyse the hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids and ammonia, without the formation of "free" amide intermediates. Nitrilases are involved in natural product biosynthesis and post translational mo ...
and
L-N-carbamoylase. ''Paenarthrobacter aurescens'' has a low
GC-content
In molecular biology and genetics, GC-content (or guanine-cytosine content) is the percentage of nitrogenous bases in a DNA or RNA molecule that are either guanine (G) or cytosine (C). This measure indicates the proportion of G and C bases out o ...
and has the ability to utilize
anethole
Anethole (also known as anise camphor) is an organic compound that is widely used as a flavoring substance. It is a derivative of phenylpropene, a type of aromatic compound that occurs widely in nature, in essential oils. It is in the class of p ...
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Arthrobacter aurescens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 1953
Micrococcaceae
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