Roseivirga echinicomitans

Roseivirga echinicomitans is a species of Gram-negative bacteria that belongs to the family Flammeovirgaceae. It is a strictly aerobic, heterotrophic , pink-pigmented, non-motile bacterium from the genus Roseivirga. It was first isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius.[1][3][4][5]

Roseivirga echinicomitans
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R. echinicomitans
Binomial name
Roseivirga echinicomitans
Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005[1]
Type strain
KCTC 12370, KMM 6058, LMG 22587[2]

R. echinicomitans is an aerobic bacterium that is capable of degrading a variety of organic compounds. Its cells are long, slender, and have a filamentous shape. The bacteria produce pink-pigmented colonies on marine agar.[5]

The ecology and role of R. echinicomitans in marine environments is not well understood, but it has been suggested that it may play a role in the decomposition of organic matter in marine sediments.[6]

The genome of R. echinicomitans has been sequenced and analyzed, providing insights into the bacterium's metabolism and adaptation to its environment.[6]

References

  1. Parte, A.C. "Roseivirga". LPSN.
  2. "Roseivirga echinicomitans Taxon Passport - StrainInfo". www.straininfo.net.
  3. "Roseivirga echinicomitans". www.uniprot.org.
  4. Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (2008). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Nomenclature Abstract for Roseivirga echinicomitans Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.9638.
  5. Nedashkovskaya, O. I. (1 September 2005). "Roseivirga echinicomitans sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius, and emended description of the genus Roseivirga". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (5): 1797–1800. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63621-0. PMID 16166668.
  6. "Roseivirga echinicomitans sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius, and emended description of the genus Roseivirga". Microbiology Research. 55 (5). 2005-09-01.


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