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==References==
==References==
Yuichi Nogi, Noriaki Masui and Chiaki Kato. 1998.  “Photobacterium profundum sp. nov., a new, moderately barophilic bacterial species isolated from a deep-sea sediment.”  Extremophiles, 2: 1-7.  
Yuichi Nogi, Noriaki Masui and Chiaki Kato. 1998.  “Photobacterium profundum sp. nov., a new, moderately barophilic bacterial species isolated from a deep-sea sediment.”  Extremophiles, 2: 1-7.  


A. Vezzi, S. Campanaro, M. D'Angelo, F. Simonato, N. Vitulo, F.M. Lauro, A. Cestaro, G. Malacrida, B. Simionati, N. Cannata, C. Romualdi, D.H. Bartlett, G. Valle.  2005.  "Life at Depth: Photobacterium profundum Genome Sequence and Expression Analysis." Science, 307: 1459-1461.
A. Vezzi, S. Campanaro, M. D'Angelo, F. Simonato, N. Vitulo, F.M. Lauro, A. Cestaro, G. Malacrida, B. Simionati, N. Cannata, C. Romualdi, D.H. Bartlett, G. Valle.  2005.  "Life at Depth: Photobacterium profundum Genome Sequence and Expression Analysis." Science, 307: 1459-1461.

Revision as of 08:22, 3 May 2007

Classification

Higher order taxonomy:

Bacteria; Proteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria; Vibrionales; Vibrionaceae; Photobacterium

Properties:

Flagella of Photobacterium profundum. From www.sciencemag.org

Presence of flagella: Yes

Interaction: No

Number of membranes: 2

Number of inteins: 0

Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial and Plant Plastid)

Taxonomy ID: 298386

Rank: no rank

Other names:

deep-sea eubacterium SS9; Photobacterium sp. (strain SS9); Photobacterium sp. SS9; Photobacterium SS9; Photobacterium profundum strain SS9; Photobacterium profundum str. SS9

Description and significance

Members of the genus Photobacterium are common bacteria in marine environments. Photobacterium profundum is a newly discovered species that was isolated from sediment of the Ryukya trench off of Japan. It is barophillic and can survive under high pressures. It is a Gram-negative rod capable of growth between 4oC and 18oC (optimal at 10oC) under atmospheric pressure.

Genome structure

Cell structure and metabolism

Ecology

Pathology

Application to Biotechnology

Current Research

Eric Allen, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego is conducting a research on Photobacterium profundum. Allen’s recent publications are listed below:

• 1999. "Monounsaturated but not polyunsaturated fatty acids are required for growth of the deep-sea bacterium Photobacterium profundum SS9 at high pressure and low temperature" Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65, 1710-1720.

• 2000. "FabF is required for piezoregulation of cis-vaccenic acid levels and piezophilic growth of the deep-sea bacterium, Photobacterium profundum strain SS9" J. Bacteriol. 182, 1264-1271.

• 2002. "Structure and regulation of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid synthase genes from the deep-sea bacterium Photobacterium profundum strain SS9" Microbiology 148, 1903-1914.

References

Yuichi Nogi, Noriaki Masui and Chiaki Kato. 1998. “Photobacterium profundum sp. nov., a new, moderately barophilic bacterial species isolated from a deep-sea sediment.” Extremophiles, 2: 1-7.


A. Vezzi, S. Campanaro, M. D'Angelo, F. Simonato, N. Vitulo, F.M. Lauro, A. Cestaro, G. Malacrida, B. Simionati, N. Cannata, C. Romualdi, D.H. Bartlett, G. Valle. 2005. "Life at Depth: Photobacterium profundum Genome Sequence and Expression Analysis." Science, 307: 1459-1461.



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