Acidovorax facilis is an aerobic, chemoorganotrophic bacterium used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.

[1] Under a microscope, they appear as straight to slightly curved rods that occurs singly or in short chains.

A. facilis are motile via a single flagellum at one end of the bacterium.

[1] A. facilis has been used in agriculture and horticulture as a soil additive to improve plant growth.

[2] Additionally, a nitrilase enzyme from A. facilis has been engineered into E. coli for the commercial production of 3-hydroxyvaleric acid.