''Algibacter amylolyticus'' 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 wall ...
,
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 ''Bacillu ...
and motile bacterium from the genus of ''
Algibacter
''Algibacter'' is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
Etymology
The name ''Algibacter'' derives from:Latin feminine gender noun ''alga'', seaweed; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rod'' bacter'', nominally meaning "a rod", but in e ...
'' which has been isolated from intertidal sediments from the
Sakhalin Island
Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh: ...
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References
Flavobacteria
Bacteria described in 2015
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