Kingdom Bacteria Order Parvularculales Species P. bermudensis Phylum Proteobacteria | Class Alpha Proteobacteria Genus Parvularcula Scientific name Parvularcula bermudensis Rank Family | |
Similar Nitrosomonadales, Magnetococcus marinus, Thiotrichales | ||
Parvularcula bermudensis is a marine bacterium which was identified in 2003 in the western Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. It forms a deep branch in the Alpha Proteobacteria, distinct from the other orders.
Parvularcula isolates are Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, chemoheterotrophic, slightly motile short rods with a single flagellum. Colonies on marine agar are very small (0·3–0·8 mm in diameter), yellowish-brown and very hard. They are oxidase positive and catalase negative.
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