''Endozoicomonas elysicola'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...
,
rod-shaped
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and strictly
aerobic
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* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
* Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cel ...
bacterium from the genus of ''
Endozoicomonas
''Endozoicomonas'' is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, chemoorganotrophic, rod-shaped, marine bacteria from the family of Hahellaceae. ''Endozoicomonas'' are symbionts of marine animals.
Scientific History
The ge ...
'' which has been isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of the sea slug ''
Elysia ornata
''Elysia ornata'', commonly known as ornate elysia or ornate leaf slug, is a species of sea slug, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk. This sea slug superficially resembles a nudibranch, yet it does not belong to that suborder of gastropo ...
'' from the coast of
Izu-Miyake Island in
Japan.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Endozoicomonas elysicola'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Oceanospirillales
Bacteria described in 2007
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