''Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans'' is a Gram-positive bacterium from the genus of ''

Pseudonocardia ''Pseudonocardia'' is the type genus of the bacteria family Pseudonocardiaceae. Members of this genus have been found living mutualistically on the cuticle of the leafcutter ants because the bacteria has antibiotic properties that protect the fun ...

'' which has been isolated from industrial sludge which was contaminated with

1,4-dioxane 1,4-Dioxane () is a heterocyclic organic compound, classified as an ether. It is a colorless liquid with a faint sweet odor similar to that of diethyl ether. The compound is often called simply dioxane because the other dioxane isomers ( 1,2- ...

in the United States.

References

Pseudonocardia Bacteria described in 2005 {{Pseudonocardineae-stub