''Marinobacter lipolyticus'' is a moderate
halophile
The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...
with
lipolytic
Lipolysis is the metabolic pathway through which lipid triglycerides are hydrolyzed into a glycerol and free fatty acids. It is used to mobilize stored energy during fasting or exercise, and usually occurs in fat adipocytes. The most important ...
activity. It is
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 wall ...
and rod-shaped, with type strain SM19
T (=DSM 15157
T =NCIMB 13907
T =CIP 107627
T =CCM 7048
T).
Genome
The genome of Marinobacter lipolyticius is thought to be 4Mb with a 57.0% G+C content,
and 3,646 putatative ORFs.
References
Further reading
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Marinobacter lipolyticus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Alteromonadales
Bacteria described in 2003
Halophiles
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