“…Pseudomonas benzopyrenica belongs to the family Pseudomonadaceae in the phylum Bacterial , and has yellow, round, flattened colonies with smooth edges. The type strain BaP3 was isolated from soil samples in Hunan Province, China ( 1 ), and has been shown to effectively degrade benzo(a)pyrene ( 2 ). The strain described in this study was isolated from diseased tobacco leaves collected in Guizhou Province, China (25°02′24″ N, 104°54′00″E).…”