Alteromonas

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Alteromonas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Alteromonadales
Family: Alteromonadaceae
Genus: Alteromonas
Baumann et al. 1972
Type species
Alteromonas macleodii
Species

A. addita
A. hispanica
A. litorea
A. macleodii
A. marina
A. stellipolaris

Alteromonas is a genus of Proteobacteria found in sea water, either in the open ocean or in the coast. It is gram-negative. Its organelles consist of curved rods and a single polar flagellum.

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