''Xanthobacter aminoxidans'' is a bacterium from the family of
Xanthobacteraceae
The Xanthobacteraceae are a family of bacteria that includes ''Azorhizobium'', a genus of rhizobia. Xanthobacteraceae bacteria are diverse and Gram-negative, rod-shaped, and may be motile or non-motile depending on the specific bacteria. Their c ...
which has been isolated from
activated sludge
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in
Russia
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.
References
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External links
Type strain of ''Xanthobacter aminoxidans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Hyphomicrobiales
Bacteria described in 2003
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