''Caenibius tardaugens'' is an
oestradiol
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-degrading bacterium from the family ''
Hyphomicrobiaceae
The Hyphomicrobiaceae are a family of bacteria. Among others, they include '' Rhodomicrobium'', a genus of purple bacteria.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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'' which has been isolated from
activated sludge
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from a
sewage treatment plant
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in
Japan
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.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Novosphingobium tardaugens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2003
Hyphomicrobiales
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