<p> This family consists of proteins from in the PhnM family. PhnM is a protein associated with phosphonate utilization in a number of bacterial species. <taxon tax_id="316">Pseudomonas stutzeri</taxon> (Pseudomonas perfectomarina), has a related protein that is part of a system for the oxidation of phosphites (another form of reduced phosphorous compound), which is not contained in this entry.</p> Phosphonate metabolism PhnM