Nitrosomonas eutropha

Nitrosomonas eutropha
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Nitrosomonadales
Family: Nitrosomonadaceae
Genus: Nitrosomonas
Species: N. eutropha
Binomial name
Nitrosomonas eutropha
Koops et al. 2001[1]
Type strain
Nm 57[2]

Nitrosomonas eutropha is a ammonia-oxidizing, gram-negative bacterium from the genus of Nitrosomonas.[3][4][5]

It is currently being tested by biotech company AOBiome for its possible health benefits on skin.[6]

References

  1. Parte, A.C. "Nitrosomonas". www.bacterio.net. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. "Nitrosomonas eutropha Taxon Passport - StrainInfo". www.straininfo.net. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. Stein, LY; Arp, DJ; Berube, PM; Chain, PS; Hauser, L; Jetten, MS; Klotz, MG; Larimer, FW; Norton, JM; Op den Camp, HJ; Shin, M; Wei, X (December 2007). "Whole-genome analysis of the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosomonas eutropha C91: implications for niche adaptation.". Environmental Microbiology. 9 (12): 2993–3007. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01409.x. PMID 17991028.
  4. George M. Garrity: Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York 2005, Vol. 2: The Proteobacteria Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteabacteria, ISBN 0-387-24145-0
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  6. Scott, Julia (22 May 2014). "My No-Soap, No-Shampoo, Bacteria-Rich Hygiene Experiment". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2016.


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