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Pseudoxanthomonas spadix BD-a59, for one: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592918/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592918/ This is
by philipkglass 3y ago
Pseudoxanthomonas spadix BD-a59, for one:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592918/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592918/
This is an interesting study. They identified the species by culturing it from contaminated soil sampled at a South Korean gas station. The study also mentions previously identified bacteria that eat BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene -- closely related hydrocarbons having a single aromatic ring) and explains why there are likely to be many as-yet-unknown BTEX-degrading species.
The short version: "Countless other BTEX-degrading bacteria may be present in the soil or sediment but may not compete well in aqueous slurries or perhaps cannot grow in minimal medium; thus, this alternative pool of BTEX-degrading populations is likely to be overlooked. Our study reinforced this concept."