Kingdom Bacteria Family Flavobacteriaceae Genus Hymenobacter Order Flavobacteriales | Class Flavobacteria Phylum Bacteroidetes Rank Species | |
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Hymenobacter algoricola is a species of bacteria first isolated from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica on basal ice. It is a psychrotolerant, heterotrophic aerobe. It is notable for the prevalence of horizontal gene transfers in its evolution, possibly due to dormancy because of its habitat.
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