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Species: | S. nitritireducens Finkmann et al. 2000
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Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens |
Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens is a yellow-pigmented bacteria, named after its quality to reduce nitrite. It is a common soil bacteria. Its type strain is L2T (= DSM 12575T).[1]
Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens has the ability to transform unsaturated fatty acids into hydroxy fatty acids. [2] Hydroxy acids are incredibly important as they are the precursors of dicarboxylic acids and lactones and are one of the starting substances of polymers. [3]