Cycloclasticus pugetii

Cycloclasticus pugetii is a species of bacterium found in marine sediments.

It is notable for being able to break down aromatic hydrocarbon, including naphthalene, phenanthrene, anthracene and toluene.

It is an aerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from the family Piscirickettsiaceae, and it is motile by means of single polar flagellum.

[1] It was named in honor of Peter Puget.

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