Shewanella gelidimarina

Shewanella gelidimarina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Alteromonadales
Family: Shewanellaceae
Genus: Shewanella
Species:
S. gelidimarina
Binomial name
Shewanella gelidimarina
Bowman et al., 1997

Shewanella gelidimarina is a species of bacteria, notable for being an Antarctic species with the ability to produce eicosapentaenoic acid. It grows anaerobically by dissimilatory Fe (III) reduction.[1][2] Its cells are motile and rod shaped. ACAM 456 is its type strain.

References

  1. ^ Reyes-Ramirez, F.; Dobbin, P.; Sawers, G.; Richardson, D. J. (2003). "Characterization of Transcriptional Regulation of Shewanella frigidimarina Fe(III)-Induced Flavocytochrome c Reveals a Novel Iron-Responsive Gene Regulation System". Journal of Bacteriology. 185 (15): 4564–4571. doi:10.1128/JB.185.15.4564-4571.2003. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 165765. PMID 12867466.
  2. ^ Bowman, J. P.; McCammon, S. A.; Nichols, D. S.; Skerratt, J. H.; Rea, S. M.; Nichols, P. D.; McMeekin, T. A. (1997). "Shewanella gelidimarina sp. nov. and Shewanella frigidimarina sp. nov., Novel Antarctic Species with the Ability To Produce Eicosapentaenoic Acid (20:5 3) and Grow Anaerobically by Dissimilatory Fe(III) Reduction". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (4): 1040–1047. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-4-1040. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9336903.

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