Ferrimonas balearica DSM 9799

Ferrimonas_balearica
Names Ferrimonas balearica DSM 9799
Accession numbers NC_014541
Background Ferrimonas balearica (strain DSM 9799 / CCM 4581 / PAT) is a motile, facultatively anaerobic, non spore-forming Gram-negative bacterium isolated from the upper few centimeters of marine sediment of the Palma de Mallorca harbor, Spain. This is the first completed genome sequence of a member of the genus Ferrimonas. The generic name derives from the Latin word "ferrum" meaning "iron" and the Greek word "monas" meaning "unit", referring to an iron(III)-reducing cell. The cells are straight rods with rounded ends and appear singly, occasionally in pairs or short chains and usually not encapsulated. F. balearica is motile by means of monotrichous flagella. Colonies produce a black iron precipitate when the cells are grown on TSI agar, and are often brown and mucous when the cells are grown under aerobic conditions. F. balearica is of special interest because it is a chemoorganotroph and has a strictly respiratory metabolism with oxygen, nitrate, Fe(III)-oxyhydroxide, Fe(III)-citrate, MnO2, selenate, selenite and thiosul-fate as electron acceptors F. balearica requires a minimum of 0.5% NaCl for growth, with a range of NaCl tolerance of 0.5%-7.5%. It does not grow at 5 or 44 degrees Celsius but does grow at 42 degrees Celsius. The pH range for growth is 6-9. The genus Ferrimonas can be distinguished from other strictly respiratory Gram-negative genera of the Gammaproteobacteria based on its ability to reduce Fe(III), denitrification, growth at 42 degrees Celsius, presence of phenylalanine deaminase activity, inability to grow in NaCL-free media, lack of gelatinase, urease and a negative reaction of Simmons citrate test. (Adapted from PMID 21304747). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Alteromonadales
Family:Ferrimonadaceae
Genus:Ferrimonas
Species:balearica
Strain DSM 9799
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (15-SEP-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(24-SEP-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method 454, Sanger
Isolation site Surface sediment in harbor of Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Isolation country Spain
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Iron reducer
Energy source Chemoorganotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No