Family Psychromonadaceae Phylum Proteobacteria | Genus Psychromonas Rank Species | |
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Similar Colwellia, Alteromonadales, Photobacterium profundum, Psychrobacter, Pseudoalteromonas | ||
Psychromonas antarctica is a species of Proteobacteria.The halophilic and psychrophile bacterium was first isolated from a salinity pond in Antarctica. Psychromonas antarctica is anaerobic but tolerates the presence of oxygen (aerotolerant). It is motile with a polar flagellum.
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