Hymenobacter glaciei

Hymenobacter glaciei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacteroidetes
Class: Flavobacteria
Order: Flavobacteriales
Family: Flavobacteriaceae
Genus: Hymenobacter
Species: H. glaciei
Binomial name
Hymenobacter glaciei
Klassen and Foght 2011

Hymenobacter glaciei is a species of bacteria first isolated from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica on basal ice. It is a psychrotolerant, heterotrophic aerobe. It is notable for the prevalence of horizontal gene transfers in its evolution, possibly due to dormancy because of its habitat.[1]

References

  1. Klassen, Jonathan L.; Foght, Julia M. (2010). "Characterization of Hymenobacter isolates from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica reveals five new species and substantial non-vertical evolution within this genus". Extremophiles. 15 (1): 45–57. ISSN 1431-0651. doi:10.1007/s00792-010-0336-1.

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