Alcanivorax

{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Oil spill in San Francisco bay.jpg

| image_caption = An oil spill being treated with Alcanivorax

| taxon = Alcanivorax

| authority = Yakimov et al. 1998

| type_species = Alcanivorax borkumensis

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text.

| synonyms =

  • Fundibacter Bruns and Berthe-Corti 1999

}}

Alcanivorax is a genus of alkane-degrading marine bacteria.

Species

Alcanivorax comprises the following species:{{cite web | vauthors = Euzéby JP, Parte AC | url = https://www.bacterio.net/genus/alcanivorax | title = Alcanivorax | access-date = March 19, 2022 | publisher = List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)}}

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