Pseudoalteromonas piscicida

Pseudoalteromonas piscicida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Class:
Gamma Proteobacteria
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Family:
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Binomial name
Pseudoalteromonas piscicida
(ex Bein 1954)
Gauthier et al. 1995[1]
Synonyms

Flavobacterium piscicida Bein 1954
Pseudomonas piscicida (Bein 1954) Buck et al. 1963

Pseudoalteromonas piscicida is a marine bacterium. It is known to produce a quorum sensing molecule called 2-heptyl-4-quinolone (HHQ), which functions as a bacterial infochemical. Research into the effects of this infochemical on phytoplankton is currently being conducted by Dr. Kristen Whalen of Haverford College.[2]

References

  1. Gauthier, G.; Gauthier, M.; Christen, R. (1995-10-01). "Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genera Alteromonas, Shewanella, and Moritella Using Genes Coding for Small-Subunit rRNA Sequences and Division of the Genus Alteromonas into Two Genera, Alteromonas (Emended) and Pseudoalteromonas gen. nov., and Proposal of Twelve New Species Combinations". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. Microbiology Society. 45 (4): 755–761. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-4-755. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 7547295.
  2. "Kristen Whalen | Haverford College". www.haverford.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-19.


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