Marinobacter aquaeolei VT8

Marinobacter_aquaeolei
Names Marinobacter aquaeolei VT8
Accession numbers NC_008738, NC_008739, NC_008740
Background Marinobacter aquaeolei is a moderately halophilic Gram-negative hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium phylogenetically associated with the gamma subdivision of the Proteobacteria. Several strains of bacteria were isolated at the head of an oil-producing well on an offshore platform in southern Vietnam. Cells are non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and motile by means of a polar flagellum. Growth occurs at NaCl concentrations between 0 and 20%; the optimum is 5% NaCl. Strain VT8 is able to degrade n-hexadecane, pristane and some crude oil components. It grows anaerobically in the presence of nitrate on succinate, citrate or acetate, but not on glucose. Marinobacter aquaeolei is also able to oxidize iron. The availability of iron is considered important to the cycling of carbon in the ocean and iron deficiency is believed to limit primary productivity. Marinobacter aquaeolei, as well as other members of this genus, may play a significant role in the iron and carbon cycles in the marine environment. (HAMAP: MARAV)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Alteromonadales
Family:Alteromonadaceae
Genus:Marinobacter
Species:hydrocarbonoclasticus
Strain VT8
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (03-JAN-2007) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(15-DEC-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 head of an oil producing well at offshore oil platform in southern Vietnam near Vung Tau
Isolation country Vietnam
Number of replicons 3
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature 30.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Hydrocarbon degrading
Iron oxidizer
Oil degrading
Energy source Heterotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No