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Pseudomonas abietaniphila is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that grows on pulp mill effluents with resin acids[1]. It is able to thrive in such environments by using tricyclic diterpenoids as a carbon source[2]. It was first isolated in Canada.
[edit] References
- ^ Mohn, et al. (1999 Feb). "Physiological and phylogenetic diversity of bacteria growing on resin acids". Syst Appl Microbiol 22 (1): 68–78. PMID 10188280.
- ^ Martin VJ, Yu Z, Mohn WW. (1999 Sep). "Recent advances in understanding resin acid biodegradation: microbial diversity and metabolism". Arch Microbiol 172 (3): 131–138. doi:10.1007/s002030050752. PMID 10460883.
