Pseudomonas alcaligenes

Pseudomonas alcaligenes is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium used for bioremediation purposes of oil pollution, pesticide substances, and certain chemical substances, as it can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.^[1] It can be a human pathogen, but occurrences are very rare.^[2][3] Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. alcaligenes has been placed in the P. aeruginosa group.^[4]

Pseudomonas alcaligenes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Pseudomonadales
Family:	Pseudomonadaceae
Genus:	Pseudomonas
Species:	P. alcaligenes
Binomial name
Pseudomonas alcaligenes Monias 1928
Type strain
ATCC 14909 CCUG 1425 A CFBP 2437 CIP 101034 DSM 50342 JCM 5967 LMG 1224 NBRC 14159 NCCB 76044 NCTC 10367 VKM B-2171