Shewanella sp. W3-18-1

Shewanella_sp.
Names Shewanella sp. W3-18-1
Accession numbers NC_008750
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. Originally described as Shewanella putrefaciens, this strain was isolated from Pacific Ocean marine sediments at 630 m depth. It has a novel integrating conjugative element of approximately 110 kb inserted into the prfC gene. This element encodes a variety of efflux pumps which confer resistance to heavy metals and possibly also to antibiotics. (HAMAP: SHESW)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Alteromonadales
Family:Shewanellaceae
Genus:Shewanella
Species:W3-18-1
Strain W3-18-1
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (04-JAN-2007) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(13-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 "Marine sediment; under 997 m depth of oxic water from the Washington coast, Pacific Ocean"
Isolation country USA
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 Multiple
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source Heterotroph
Diseases Soft tissue infections
Pathogenicity No