''Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans'' is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota ( gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus ''

Mycobacterium ''Mycobacterium'' is a genus of over 190 species in the phylum Actinomycetota, assigned its own family, Mycobacteriaceae. This genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis ('' M. tuberculosis'') and ...

''. Etymology: fluoranthenivorans, digesting fluoranthene.

Type strain

First isolated from contaminated soil of a former

coal gas Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made from coal and supplied to the user via a piped distribution system. It is produced when coal is heated strongly in the absence of air. Town gas is a more general term referring to manufactured gaseous ...

plant. Strain FA4 = DSM 44556 = CIP 108203.

References

*Hormisch et al. 2004. Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans sp. nov., a fluoranthene and aflatoxin B1 degrading bacterium from contaminated soil of a former coal gas plant. Syst. Appl. Microbiol.,

External links

Type strain of ''Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Acid-fast bacilli fluoranthenivorans Bacteria described in 2006 {{Mycobacterium-stub