Colwellia marinimaniae explained

Colwellia marinimaniae is a hyperpiezophilic bacterium from the genus Colwellia which has been isolated from deep regions of the Mariana Trench.^{[1] [2]} It is, so far, the most piezophilic organism yet described, with an optimal growth pressure of 120 MPa (approximately 1,200 atmospheres).

External links

• Type strain of Colwellia marinimaniae at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
• Bacterium named after GW's Marine Mania (a high school science group, located on the island of Guam)

Notes and References

1. Parker. Charles Thomas. Garrity. George M. Charles Thomas. Parker. George M. Garrity. Nomenclature Abstract for Colwellia marinimaniae Kusube et al. 2016.. The NamesforLife Abstracts. 2016. 10.1601/nm.29673. 2024-04-17 . en.
2. Kusube. M. Kyaw. TS. Tanikawa. K. Chastain. RA. Hardy. KM. Cameron. J. Bartlett. DH. Colwellia marinimaniae sp. nov., a hyperpiezophilic species isolated from an amphipod within the Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. April 2017. 67. 4. 824–831. 10.1099/ijsem.0.001671. 27902293. free.