Hymenobacter algoricola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
Class: | Flavobacteria |
Order: | Flavobacteriales |
Family: | Flavobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Hymenobacter |
Species: | H. algoricola |
Binomial name | |
Hymenobacter algoricola Klassen and Foght 2011 |
Hymenobacter algoricola is a species of bacteria first isolated from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica on basal ice. It is a psychrotolerant, heterotrophic aerobe. It is notable for the prevalence of horizontal gene transfers in its evolution, possibly due to dormancy because of its habitat.