''Alkanindiges hongkongensis'' is a

gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cell ...

, nonmotile

bacterium Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were a ...

of the genus ''

Alkanindiges ''Alkanindiges'' is a genus of gram-negative alkane-degrading bacteria which belong to the class Gammaproteobacteria and which occurs in activated sludge The activated sludge process is a type of biological wastewater treatment process for tre ...

'', which was isolated from the

parotid The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals. In humans, the two parotid glands are present on either side of the mouth and in front of both ears. They are the largest of the salivary glands. Each parotid is wrapped around the ma ...

abscess of a patient.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Alkanindiges hongkongensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Moraxellaceae {{Pseudomonadales-stub