Pseudoalteromonas atlantica
Pseuderomonas Atlantica A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Pseudoalteromonas atlantica
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Alteromonadales; Pseudoalteromonadaceae; Pseudoalteromonas Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Genus species
Pseudoalteromonas atlantica T6c
Description and significance
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Pseudoalteromonas atlantica is a gram-negative bacteria that is found in the ocean world wide. It is chemoorganotrophic and is a biofilm-forming bacteria. It usually inhabits symbiotically with marine eukaryotic hosts, such as crabs and seaweed. The genome of Pseudoalteromonas atlantica was sequenced due to its production of acidic extracellular polysaccharide during biofilm formation that shows potential in element recycling, detoxification, and materials production.
Genome structure
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Cell structure and metabolism
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Ecology
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Pathology
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Application to Biotechnology
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Current Research
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References
Edited by student of Rachel Larsen and Kit Pogliano