Abyssivirga alkaniphila

Abyssivirga alkaniphila
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A. alkaniphila
Binomial name
Abyssivirga alkaniphila
Schouw et al. 2016
Type strain
DSM 29592, JCM 30920, L81
Synonyms

Alkanivorax lokii

Abyssivirga alkaniphila is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, strictly anaerobic, mesophilic, syntrophic, alkane-degrading and motile bacterium from the genus of Abyssivirga which has been isolated from biofilm from a black smoker chimney from the Loki's Castle vent field near Norway.

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