Colwellia
Sign in to saveColwellia is a genus of deep-sea psychrophilic, piezophilic, and facultative anaerobic bacteria from the family Colwelliaceae. Colwellia can survive at subzero temperatures by producing cryoprotective polymeric substances.
Species
Genus
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderAlteromonadales
- FamilyColwelliaceae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- Family
- Nassariidae
- Collections
- UWBM, PRI, UCMP, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Colwelliaceae
- Named after
- Rita R. Colwell
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- taxon name
- Colwellia
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- LPSN URL
- www.bacterio.net/colwellia.html
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Colwellia is a genus of deep-sea psychrophilic, piezophilic, and facultative anaerobic bacteria from the family Colwelliaceae. Colwellia can survive at subzero temperatures by producing cryoprotective polymeric substances.
==References==
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