Pelomonas saccharophila is a

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. It was originally named ''Pseudomonas saccharophila'' in 1940, but was reclassified in 2005 to the newly created genus, ''Pelomonas''. The original strain was isolated from mud.

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Type strain of ''Pelomonas saccharophila'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Comamonadaceae {{betaproteobacteria-stub