Colwellia psychrotropica
| Colwellia psychrotropica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Alteromonadales |
| Family: | Colwelliaceae |
| Genus: | Colwellia |
| Species: |
Colwellia psychrotropica Bowman et al. 1998 |
Colwellia psychrotropica is a psychrophilic Antarctic bacterial species with the ability to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid. It is nonpigmented, curved-rod-like in shape, exhibiting facultative anaerobic growth and possessing an absolute requirement for sea water. Its type strain is ACAM 179T.
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