Kingdom Bacteria Family Colwelliaceae Phylum Proteobacteria Order Alteromonadales | Class Gammaproteobacteria Genus Colwellia Rank Species | |
Similar Colwellia, Alteromonadales, Gammaproteobacteria, Shewanella | ||
Colwellia demingiae is a psychrophilic Antarctic bacterial species with the ability to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid. It is nonpigmented, curved-rod-like in shape, exhibiting facultative anaerobic growth, and possessing an absolute requirement for sea water. Its type strain is ACAM 459T.
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