General Information: Isolation: freshwater mud; Temp: Mesophile; Habitat: Fresh water, Mud; Isolation: sediment of freshwater lake; Country:Switzerland. Tolumonas auensis is able to produce the aromatic hydrocarbon tolulene when grown on phenylalanine, phenyllactate,and phenylpyruvate with a separate carbon source. This organism can also produce tyrosines when grown with phenol.