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Rhodobacter
sphaeroides
| Genomic
sources for restriction enzymes (at this website): |
Rsr2I,
RsaI,
RsrII
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| Respiration: |
Facultative anaerobe |
| Taxonomy: |
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacterales;
Rhodobacteraceae; Rhodobacter |
| Industrial
implications: |
| Rhodobacter
sphaerroides is being investigated to detoxify high
levels of metal oxides and oxyanions, which would be useful
for bioremediation and some industrial processes. |
| Misc.: |
Rhodobacter sphaerroides can fix molecular nitrogen,
synthesize important tetrapyrroles, chlorophylls, heme,
and vitamin B12. |
Disclaimer: This information is presented as
interesting bits of information is not meant for any other purpose!
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