Comamonas thiooxydans | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Comamonadaceae |
Genus: | Comamonas |
Species: | C. thiooxydans
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Binomial name | |
Comamonas thiooxydans corrig. Narayan et al. 2011, sp. nov.[1]
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Type strain | |
DSM 17888, JCM 14801, S23[2] |
Comamonas thiooxydans is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Comamonas and family Comamonadaceae,[3] which was isolated from a sulfur spring.[4] C. thiooxydans has the ability to oxidize thiosulfate.[5]
Comamonas sp. strain E6 (NBRC 107749), isolated from soil, is known for its ability to oxidize phthalate isomers such as terephthalic acid. Its genome has been sequenced as GCF_001010305.1.[6] Based on this genome, the GTDB assigns strain E6 to Comamonas thiooxydans.[7]