Query: NC_013522:991649 Thermanaerovibrio acidaminovorans DSM 6589, complete genome Lineage: Thermanaerovibrio acidaminovorans; Thermanaerovibrio; Synergistaceae; Synergistales; Synergistetes; Bacteria General Information: Isolation: Upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor of a sugar refinery in Netherlands; Country: Netherlands; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 55C; Habitat: Sludge. A strictly anaerobic, motile, non-spore-forming, thermophilic Gram-negative bacterium. Thermanaerovibrio acidaminovorans formerly Selenomonas acidaminovorans, can be isolated from methanogenic sludge and is able to ferment amino acids and carbohydrates.
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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.