Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens

Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens is a yellow-pigmented bacteria, named after its quality to reduce nitrite.

Its type strain is L2T (= DSM 12575T).

[1] Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens has the ability to transform unsaturated fatty acids into hydroxy fatty acids.

[2] Hydroxy acids are incredibly important as they are the precursors of dicarboxylic acids and lactones and are one of the starting substances of polymers.

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