Shewanella gelidimarina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Alteromonadales |
Family: | Shewanellaceae |
Genus: | Shewanella |
Species: | S. gelidimarina
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Binomial name | |
Shewanella gelidimarina Bowman et al., 1997
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Shewanella gelidimarina is a species of bacteria, notable for being an Antarctic species with the ability to produce eicosapentaenoic acid. It grows anaerobically by dissimilatory Fe (III) reduction.[1][2] Its cells are motile and rod shaped. ACAM 456 is its type strain.