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PSYCHROBACTER FOZII

Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Genus: Psychrobacter
Species: Psychrobacter fozii
Description: Cells are Gram-negative, non-motile, non-pigmented, non-spore-forming coccobacilli, 0.4–1.8μm long and 0.4–0.6μm wide, and occur in pairs or in short chains.Growth occurs at 4–30°C. Colonies on TSA are circular, smooth, slightly convex and bright with a diameter of 2–4 mm after 5 days at 15°C.
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Source: The type strain was isolated from sediment collected in Johnson’s Dock,Livingston Island,South Shetland Islands,Antarctica.
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Genbank: AJ430827.1(16s rRNA)   [Genome]    [Nucleotide]
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Reference: BOZAL (N.), MONTES (M.J.), TUDELA (E.) and GUINEA (J.): Characterization of several Psychrobacter strains isolated from Antarctic environments and description of Psychrobacter luti sp. nov. and Psychrobacter fozii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1093-1100.
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