Roseateles depolymerans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria
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Phylum: | Pseudomonadota
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Class: | Betaproteobacteria
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Order: | Burkholderiales
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Family: | Comamonadaceae
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Genus: | Roseateles
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Species: | R. depolymerans
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Binomial name | |
Roseateles depolymerans Suyama et al. 1999[1]
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Type strain | |
CCUG 48747, CCUG 52219, DSM 11813, NCIMB 13588[2] |
Roseateles depolymerans is an aerobic photosynthetic bacterium from the genus Roseateles, which was isolated from river water (Hanamuro River, Tsukuba, Japan).
R. depolymerans is a bacteriochlorophyll a-containing obligate aerobe in the β-subclass of the Proteobacteria. The cells are motile, straight rods, and they contain poly-β-hydroxybutyrate granules.
R. depolymerans is characterised by the ability to biodegrade the material poly(hexamethylene carbonate) (PHC), and some other biodegradable plastics.[3]