Croceibacter atlanticus HTCC2559

Names Croceibacter atlanticus HTCC2559
Accession numbers NC_014230
Background Croceibacter atlanticus HTCC2559T was cultivated from seawater collected at a depth of 250 m from the Sargasso Sea and was isolated by high throughput dilution-to-extinction culturing. It is a bright saffron-colored, strictly aerobic, obligate chemoheterotroph. Cells are non-motile straight rods, about 1.9 um long and 0.4 um wide, dividing by binary fission. Temperature range for growth is 10 - 28 degrees C, with optimum growth at 20 - 23 degrees C with no growth observed at 4 and 30 degrees C. The pH range for growth is pH 6.0 - 10.0, with optimum growth at pH 7.5 - 8.0. It is moderately halophilic, showing good growth at NaCl concentrations of 0.5 - 15% (w/v), with optimal growth at 3.0% (w/v) NaCl. As suggested by it color, it produces carotenoid pigments with wavelength absorbance spectral peaks at 318 and 483 nm. There was no difference in the spectral peaks between light-grown and dark-grown cultures. It degrades gelatin, DNA, starch, casein, and elastin, but not cellulose (adapted from PMID 12747413 and 20639333). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Bacteroidetes
Class:Flavobacteria
Order:Flavobacteriales
Family:Flavobacteriaceae
Genus:Croceibacter
Species:atlanticus
Strain HTCC2559
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (09-JUN-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(11-MAY-2010) Division of Biology and Ocean Sciences, Inha University, College of Natural Sciences Inha University,
(23-FEB-2006) J Craig Venter Institute, 9704 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site Sargasso Sea at a depth of 250 meters
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source Chemoheterotroph
Diseases None
Pathogenicity No