Biotecnología

Presenta: Karen Yaritzé Hernández Bustos

 Taxonomía

Taxonomía
Dominio: Bacteria
Filo: Actinobacteria
Orden: Actinomycetales
Suborden: Micrococcineae
Familia: Micrococcaceae
Género: Arthrobacter
 Importancia

Arthrobacter are your basic soil

bacteria, but have been found to
perform several important functions as
we continue to poison the earth with
various nasty chemicals. Recently, it has
been discovered that several species
of Arthrobacter can reduce hexavalent
chromium, which can cause severe
irritaions to humans, and they are also
known to degrade agricultural
pesticides.
Arthrobacteria
are Using a variety of substrates in their
nutritionally
versatile oxidative metabolism

Including nicotine, nucleic acids, and

various herbicides and pesticides.
Metabolismo

Most species of Arthrobacter are obligate

aerobes, but all exhibit a pure respiratory,
never fermentative metabolism.
Foto: Karen Hernández
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