Gordonia cholesterolivorans
Species of bacterium
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Gordonia cholesterolivorans is a bacterium from the genus Gordonia which has been isolated from sewage sludge from a sewage treatment plant in Ciudad Real in Spain.[1][2] Gordonia cholesterolivorans has the ability to degrade cholesterol.[3]
| Gordonia cholesterolivorans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Gordoniaceae |
| Genus: | Gordonia |
| Species: | G. cholesterolivorans |
| Binomial name | |
| Gordonia cholesterolivorans Drzyzga et al. 2009[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| CECT 7408, Chol-3, CIP 110048, DSM 45229, JCM 16227 | |
