Kingdom Bacteria Class Gammaproteobacteria Family Colwelliaceae Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Alteromonadales Genus Colwellia | |
Similar Colwellia, Psychromonas antarctica, Alteromonadales, Psychrobacter, Gammaproteobacteria | ||
Colwellia hornerae 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 607T.
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