Shewanella amazonensis
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Shewanella amazonensis
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria (Domain); Proteobacteria (Phylum); Gammaproteobacteria (Class); Alteromonadales (Order); Shewanellaceae (Family); Shewanella (Genus)
Species
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Shewanella amazonensis
Description and significance
Shewanella amazonensis (strain ATC BAA-1098/SB2B) is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile, polarly flagellated, rod-shaped eubacterium. It is exceptionally active in the anaerobic reduction of iron, manganese and sulfur compounds. It was isolated from shelf coastal muds, in intertidal sediments in the Amazon River delta, off the Amapa coast of Brazil.
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Ecology
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Pathology
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