Aromatoleum evansii KB 740 is an aerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from creek sediment.
aerobe mesophilic 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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2025-12-16 09:50:12 |
| Domain Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Betaproteobacteria |
| Order Rhodocyclales |
| Family Zoogloeaceae |
| Genus Aromatoleum |
| Species Aromatoleum evansii |
| Full scientific name Aromatoleum evansii (Anders et al. 1995) Rabus et al. 2019 |
| Synonyms (1) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Aromatoleum evansii (1) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 172713 | A. evansii KB740, CIP 109473 (type strain) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2880 | THAUERA AROMATICA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 586) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: THAUERA AROMATICA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 586) Composition: K2HPO4 5.83251 g/l KNO3 1.97044 g/l KH2PO4 0.803941 g/l Na-benzoate 0.70936 g/l NH4Cl 0.522168 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.197044 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.0246305 g/l HCl 0.0246305 g/l FeCl2 x 4 H2O 0.0147783 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.00187192 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.000985222 g/l ZnCl2 0.000689655 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.00035468 g/l p-Aminobenzoic acid 0.000246305 g/l alpha-lipoic acid 0.000246305 g/l Riboflavin 0.000246305 g/l Pantothenic acid 0.000246305 g/l Vitamin B12 0.000246305 g/l Thiamine-HCl x 2 H2O 0.000246305 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000236453 g/l Nicotine amide 0.000123153 g/l Nicotinic acid 0.000123153 g/l Folic acid 9.85222e-05 g/l Biotin 9.85222e-05 g/l H3BO3 5.91133e-05 g/l Pyridoxamine hydrochloride 4.92611e-05 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1.97044e-05 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 2880 | REACTIVATION WITH LIQUID MEDIUM 830 (DSMZ Medium 830c) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: REACTIVATION WITH LIQUID MEDIUM 830 (DSMZ Medium 830c) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 0.5 g/l Proteose peptone 0.5 g/l Casamino acids 0.5 g/l Glucose 0.5 g/l Starch 0.5 g/l K2HPO4 0.3 g/l Na-pyruvate 0.3 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.05 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 36658 | MEDIUM 6 - Columbia agar with 10 % horse blood | Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml) |
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Environmental | #Aquatic | #River (Creek) | |
| #Environmental | #Aquatic | #Sediment |
| @ref | Sample type | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2880 | creek sediment | USA | USA | North America |
Global distribution of 16S sequence X77679 (>99% sequence identity) for Aromatoleum from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
174 |
 Soil Samples |
391 |
 Animal Samples |
53 |
 Plant Samples |
27 |
| Total Samples | 645 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20218 | A.evansii 16S rRNA gene | X77679 | 1526 |   | 59406 |  |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Aromatoleum gen. nov., a novel genus accommodating the phylogenetic lineage including Azoarcus evansii and related species, and proposal of Aromatoleum aromaticum sp. nov., Aromatoleum petrolei sp. nov., Aromatoleum bremense sp. nov., Aromatoleum toluolicum sp. nov. and Aromatoleum diolicum sp. nov. | Rabus R, Wohlbrand L, Thies D, Meyer M, Reinhold-Hurek B, Kampfer P | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijsem.0.003244 | 2019 | |
| Phylogeny | Taxonomic position of aromatic-degrading denitrifying pseudomonad strains K 172 and KB 740 and their description as new members of the genera Thauera, as Thauera aromatica sp. nov., and Azoarcus, as Azoarcus evansii sp. nov., respectively, members of the beta subclass of the Proteobacteria. | Anders HJ, Kaetzke A, Kampfer P, Ludwig W, Fuchs G | Int J Syst Bacteriol | 10.1099/00207713-45-2-327 | 1995 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive13880.20251217.10
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