Roseivirga echinicomitans explained

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] [2] [3]

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.

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.[4]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Roseivirga echinicomitans. www.uniprot.org. en.
  2. Parker. Charles Thomas. Garrity. George M. Charles Thomas. Parker. George M. Garrity. Nomenclature Abstract for Roseivirga echinicomitans Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005.. The NamesforLife Abstracts. 2008. 10.1601/nm.9638. 2024-04-17 . en.
  3. Nedashkovskaya. O. I.. 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. 1 September 2005. 55. 5. 1797–1800. 10.1099/ijs.0.63621-0. 16166668.
  4. 2005-09-01 . 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. 10.1099/ijs.0.63621-0 . Nedashkovskaya . Olga I. . Kim . Seung Bum . Lysenko . Anatoly M. . Park . Myung Soo . Mikhailov . Valery V. . Bae . Kyung Sook . Park . Ho Yong . 1797–1800 . 16166668 .