Achromobacter arsenitoxydans

Achromobacter arsenitoxydans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Burkholderiales
Family:	Alcaligenaceae
Genus:	Achromobacter
Species:	A. arsenitoxydans
Binomial name
	Achromobacter arsenitoxydans;

Achromobacter arsenitoxydans is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Achromobacter which was isolated from soil of an arsenic-contaminated pig farm. Achromobacter arsenitoxydans has the ability to oxidize arsenite to arsenate. The complete genome of A. arsenitoxydans has been sequenced.

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