Aerobic bacterium.
Isolated from mangrove sediment of the central Red Sea coast at the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (22 deg 24 min N, 39 deg 05 min E).
Marasco R, Michoud G, Sefrji FO, Fusi M, Antony CP, Seferji KA, Barozzi A, Merlino G, Daffonchio D
Title
The identification of the new species Nitratireductor thuwali sp. nov. reveals the untapped diversity of hydrocarbon-degrading culturable bacteria from the arid mangrove sediments of the Red Sea.