Kingdom Bacteria Family Colwelliaceae Rank Genus | Class Gammaproteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria Order Alteromonadales | |
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Similar Psychromonas antarctica, Pseudoalteromonas, Alteromonadales, Oceanospirillales, Alteromonas | ||
Colwellia is a genus of deep-sea psychrophilic, piezophilic, and facultative anaerobic bacteria from the family Colwelliaceae. Colwellia grows at a temperature at −20 °C by producing cryoprotective polmeric substances.
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