''Shewanella chilikensis'' is a

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and motile bacterium from the genus of ''

Shewanella ''Shewanella'' is the sole genus included in the marine bacteria family Shewanellaceae. Some species within it were formerly classed as ''Alteromonas''. ''Shewanella'' consists of facultatively anaerobic Gram-negative rods, most of which are fou ...

'' which has been isolated from sediments from the Chilika Lagoon in

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and marine sponges of

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of the

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. ''Shewanella chilikensis'' are highly salt tolerant and commonly found in marine environment.

Biochemical characteristics of ''Shewanella chilikensis''

Colony, morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of ''Shewanella chilikensis'' are shown in the Table below. Note: + = Positive; – =Negative

References

External links

Type strain of ''Shewanella chilikensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Alteromonadales Bacteria described in 2009 {{Alteromonadales-stub