''Novosphingobium panipatense'' is a
Gram-negative and
halophilic
The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...
bacterium from the genus ''
Novosphingobium
''Novosphingobium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ul ...
'' which has been isolated from oil-contaminated soil in
Panipat
Panipat () is a historic city in Haryana, India. It is 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on List of National Highways in India, NH-1. The three major battles fought in First Battle of Panipat, 1526, Second Battle of ...
in
India.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Novosphingobium panipatense'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2009
Sphingomonadales
Halophiles
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