Capable of using the pesticide dichlobenil and its recalcitrant transformation product, 2,6-dichlorobenzamide (BAM), as sole source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy.
Nielsen TK, Horemans B, Lood C, T'Syen J, van Noort V, Lavigne R, Ellegaard-Jensen L, Hylling O, Aamand J, Springael D, Hansen LH
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The complete genome of 2,6-dichlorobenzamide (BAM) degrader Aminobacter sp. MSH1 suggests a polyploid chromosome, phylogenetic reassignment, and functions of plasmids.