Psychrobacter proteolyticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Pseudomonadales |
Family: | Moraxellaceae |
Genus: | Psychrobacter |
Species: | P. proteolyticus |
Binomial name | |
Psychrobacter proteolyticus Denner et al. 2001 |
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Type strain | |
CIP 106830, Denner 116, DSM 13887, LMG 21313 |
Psychrobacter proteolyticus is a species of bacteria first isolated from the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba. It excretes a cold-adapted metalloprotease. It is a strictly aerobic, strongly oxidase-positive, psychrotrophic, halotolerant, Gram-negative nonmotile coccobacillus; its type strain is CIP106830T (=DSM13887).