Chromohalobacter marismortui

Chromohalobacter marismortui is a gram negative, oxidase and catalase positive, rod shaped, motile marine bacterium.[1] It is commonly found in marine environments and was isolated from marine sponges of the Saint Martin's Island area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.[1] Colonies are medium-sized, round and yellowish in color.[1] Type strain of C. marismortui is M.G.1.1T (=ATCC 17056 =IAM 14437 =CCM 3518 =DSM 6770).[2]

Chromohalobacter marismortui
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Oceanospirillales
Family:
Halomonadaceae
Genus:
Chromohalobacter
Binomial name
Chromohalobacter marismortui
Ventosa and others, 1989

References
  1. Paul, Sulav Indra; Rahman, Md. Mahbubur; Salam, Mohammad Abdus; Khan, Md. Arifur Rahman; Islam, Md. Tofazzal (December 2021). "Identification of marine sponge-associated bacteria of the Saint Martin's island of the Bay of Bengal emphasizing on the prevention of motile Aeromonas septicemia in Labeo rohita". Aquaculture. 545: 737156. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737156. ISSN 0044-8486.
  2. "Chromohalobacter marismortui". NamesforLife. doi:10.1601/nm.2527.
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