Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus

Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Hyphomicrobiales
Family: Phyllobacteriaceae
Genus: Marinobacter
Species:
M. hydrocarbonoclasticus
Binomial name
Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus
Gauthier et al. 1992
Synonyms

Pseudomonas nautica Bauman et al. 1972
Marinobacter aquaeolei Nguyen et al. 1999

Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus is a species of bacteria found in sea water which are able to degrade hydrocarbons. The cells are rod-shaped and motile by means of a single polar flagellum.