Idiomarina loihiensis

Idiomarina loihiensis is a rod shaped, Gram-negative aerobic cell with a single polar flagellum in the genus Idiomarina. The cells are typically 0.35 μm wide and 0.7–1.8 μm in length with optimum growth temperatures between 4–46 °C. It was isolated from a hydrothermal vent at 1,300m depth on the Loihi submarine volcano, Hawaii.[1]

Idiomarina loihiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Kingdom:
Eubacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Alteromonadales
Family:
Idiomarinaceae
Genus:
Idiomarina
Species:
I. loihiensis
Binomial name
Idiomarina loihiensis
Donachie et al., 2003

Genome

The genome has been sequenced and contains 2,839,318 bp, with a GC content of 47.04%, encoding 2640 protein coding genes.[2] These include many enzymes involved in amino acid degradation and transport, leading to the hypothesis that these bacteria utilize protein particles present in their natural habitat. The genome also encodes enzymes for the synthesis of exopolysaccharides that may be used in adherence to these particles.

References
  1. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/full/53/6/1873
  2. "Genome sequence of the deep-sea gamma-proteobacterium Idiomarina loihiensis reveals amino acid fermentation as a source of carbon and energy". 101 (52). December 2004: 18036–41. doi:10.1073/pnas.0407638102. PMC 539801. PMID 15596722. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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