Pseudomonas denitrificans

Pseudomonas denitrificans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria;
Phylum:	Proteobacteria;
Class:	Gamma Proteobacteria;
Order:	Pseudomonadales;
Family:	Pseudomonadaceae;
Genus:	Pseudomonas;
Species:	P. denitrificans;
Binomial name
	Pseudomonas denitrificans; Bergey, et al. 1961
Type strain
	ATCC 19244 ; CCEB 525 ; IAM 12023 ; NCIMB 1656 ; NCTC 1656 ; NRRL B-1028

Pseudomonas denitrificans is a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium that performs denitrification. It was first isolated from garden soil in Vienna, Austria. It synthesizes vitamin B12^[1]. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. denitrificans has been placed in the P. pertucinogena group^[2].

References

↑ Lago BD, and Demain AL (1969). "Alternate requirement for vitamin B12 or methionine in mutants of Pseudomonas denitrificans, a vitamin B12-producing bacterium". J Bacteriol. 99 (1): 347–9. PMID 5802615.
↑ Anzai; et al. (2000, Jul). "Phylogenetic affiliation of the pseudomonads based on 16S rRNA sequence". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 50 (Pt 4): 1563–89. PMID 10939664. Check date values in: |year= (help)