Query: NC_014762:2428721 Sulfuricurvum kujiense DSM 16994 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Sulfuricurvum kujiense; Sulfuricurvum; Helicobacteraceae; Campylobacterales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Country: Japan; Isolation: Drain water from an underground crude-oil; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 25C. This is a facultatively anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium, isolated from an underground crude-oil storage cavity at Kuji in Iwate, Japan.
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General Information: Acidovorax sp. JS42, formerly Pseudomonas sp. JS42, was isolated from nitrobenzene-contaminated sediment and is capable of using 2-nitrotolulene as a sole carbon and energy source. 2-nitrotolulene, a nitroaromatic compound, is used in the manufacture of dyes, pigments and explosives. Nitroaromatic compounds, which contain an aromatic ring with one or more nitro groups attached, are a significant contaminant in industrial soils. Acidovorax sp. JS42 degrades 2-nitrotolulene by first removing the nitro moiety producing 3-methylcatechol. The enzyme involved in this process, 2-nitrotolulene dioxygenase, has been purified and characterized.