Marinobacter Gauthier et al., 1992
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- phylum
- Pseudomonadota
- class
- Gammaproteobacteria
- order
- Alteromonadales
- family
- Alteromonadaceae
- genus
- Marinobacter
Abstract
Marinobacter is a genus of bacteria found in sea water. They are also found in a variety of salt lakes. A number of strains and species can degrade hydrocarbons. The species involved in hydrocarbon degradation include M. alkaliphilus, M. arcticus, M. hydrocarbonoclasticus, M. maritimus & M. squalenivorans. There are currently 46 species of Marinobacter that are characterized by Gram-negative rods and salt-tolerance.