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Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans

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Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans
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H. arsenicoxydans
Binomial name
Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans
Muller et al., 2006

Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans is a species of ultramicrobacteria. First reported in 2006, it was isolated from industrial sludge and is able to oxidise the toxic chemical element arsenic.[1]

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  1. ^ Muller D, Simeonova DD, Riegel P, Mangenot S, Koechler S, Lièvremont D, Bertin PN, Lett MC (August 2006). "Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans sp. nov., a metalloresistant bacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (Pt 8): 1765–9. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64308-0. PMID 16902005.
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