Shewanella denitrificans OS217

Shewanella_denitrificans
Names Shewanella denitrificans OS217
Accession numbers NC_007954
Background Shewanella are facultatively anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria, motile by polar flagella, rod-like, and generally associated with aquatic or marine environments. . They are capable of using a variety of compounds as electron acceptors, including oxygen, iron, manganese, uranium, nitrate, nitrite, fumarate, to name but a few. This ability makes Shewanella important for bioremediation of contaminated metals and radioactive wastes. The genus Shewanella comprises 36 recognized and hundreds of uncharacterized cultivable species. A denitrifying estuarine bacteria, Shewanella denitrificans was isolated from the oxic--anoxic interface of an anoxic basin of the central Baltic Sea. It is an unpigmented, polarly flagellated, mesophilic, facultatively anaerobic bacterium, able to use nitrate, nitrite and sulphite as electron acceptors. Strain OS217 is the type strain. It grows optimally at 20-25 degrees Celsius, and in 1-3% salt (NaCl). (HAMAP: SHEDO)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Alteromonadales
Family:Shewanellaceae
Genus:Shewanella
Species:denitrificans
Strain OS-217
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (11-APR-2006) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(21-MAR-2006) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site Gotland Deep an anoxic basin in the central Baltic Sea in 1986 from a depth of 120-130m
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature 20.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Denitrifying
Energy source Heterotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No