Winogradskyella poriferorum
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Porifera; Flavobacteriaceae; Winogradskyella
Species
Winogradskyella poriferorum
Description
Winogradskyella poriferorum (designated strain UST030701-295T) are gram negative, rod-shaped cells. They show rapid gliding motility. Colonies are yellow, circular, 2-4 mm in diameter, and have a smooth surface after cultivation on marine agar. Cells are strictly aerobic. Cells grow at temperatures between 12 and 44 ͦ C and at a pH between 6.0 and 10.0. For growth the cells require 1.0-4.0% NaCl and the G+C content of the DNA is 32.8mol%.
Ecology
The strain UST030701-295T was isolated from the surface of the sponge Lissodendoryx isodictyalis in the Bahamas and lives in a marine environment.
Metabolism
The sole carbon source of Winogradskyella poriferorum is aesculin. The strain's main fatty acids are iso-C15 : 1, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 2-OH, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH, iso-C16 : 0 3-OH, C16 : 1ω7 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH.
Pathology
The strain UST030701-295T is sensitive to the antibiotics ampicillin (0·5 μg), benzylpenicillin (0·5 μg), chloramphenicol (1·0 μg), streptomycin (10 μg) and tetracycline (0·5 μg). It is resistant to the antibiotic kanamycin.
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References
Edited by (Nicole Nutter), student of Rachel Larsen at the University of Southern Maine
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