''Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens'' is a yellow-pigmented bacteria, named after its quality to reduce
nitrite
The nitrite polyatomic ion, ion has the chemical formula . Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The nitrite anion is a pervasive intermediate in the nitrogen cycle in nature. The name ...
. It is a common soil bacteria. Its type strain is L2
T (= DSM 12575
T).
''Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens'' has the ability to transform unsaturated fatty acids into hydroxy fatty acids.
Hydroxy acids are incredibly important as they are the precursors of dicarboxylic acids and lactones and are one of the starting substances of polymers.
References
Further reading
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*Ramos, Patrícia Locosque, et al. "An MLSA-based online scheme for the rapid identification of Stenotrophomonas isolates." Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 106.4 (2011): 394–399.
External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Xanthomonadales
Gram-negative bacteria
Bacteria described in 2000
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