Capable of oxidizing C6 to C12 n-alkanes to CO2 coupled to sulfate reduction or syntrophic methane production with initial substrate activation via the fumarate addition pathway.
Alkane-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Isolated from sludge collected from a naval, oily wastewater-storage facility at the US Navy Craney Island Fuel Depot in Portsmouth, VA, USA. [PMID:17158970]