''Marinobacter gudaonensis'' 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 ...
and
rod-shaped
A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name '' Baci ...
bacterium from the genus of
Marinobacter
''Marinobacter'' is a genus of bacteria found in sea water. They are also found in a variety of salt lakes.
A number of strains and species can degrade hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entir ...
which has been isolated from
saline soil
Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization. Salts occur naturally within soils and water. Salination can be caused by natural processes such as mineral weathering or by the ...
which was contaminated with oil from the
Shengli Oil Field
The Shengli Oil Field () is the second-largest oil field in the People's Republic of China, with daily production of approximately .
It is located in the Yellow River delta, in the north of Shandong province bordering Bohai Sea. Its main working ...
in
China.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Marinobacter gudaonensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Alteromonadales
Bacteria described in 2007