Shewanella frigidimarina
Classification
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Alteromonadales; Shewanellaceae [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
NCBI: [1] |
Shewanella frigidimarina
Description and Significance
S. frigidimarina is a uniflagellate (motile) gram-negative rod. This psychrophilic species inhabits the water and sediments on the coast of Antarctica. It is important to humans because of potential biomedical applications and to the environment because of its uses in bioremediation.
Genome Structure
Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; This species exhibits anaerobic growth, using reduction of iron and fermentation to gain energy; It produces polyunsaturated fatty acids that have potential applications in health care and bioremediation of environments affected by petroleum hydrocarbons, due to events like fuel leaks.
Ecology and Pathogenesis
Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
References
https://www-webofscience-com.liblink.uncw.edu/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000285846200009 https://www-microbiologyresearch-org.liblink.uncw.edu/docserver/fulltext/ijsem/52/1/0520195a.pdf?expires=1668470379&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=76A2EF26D3213D3D9A1F02C7A1E9F8DE
Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.