Now known as Alcanivorax borkumensis, the bacteria was able to digest oil by breaking down petroleum hydrocarbons with the use of special enzymes — something no other known bacteria can do.

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2009. Analysis of lipid export in hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria of the genus Alcanivorax: Identification of lipid export-negative mutants of A. borkumensis SK2 and A. jadensis T9. J Bacteriol, Nov ...