Query: NC_011566:1639444 Shewanella piezotolerans WP3, complete genome
Lineage: Shewanella piezotolerans; Shewanella; Shewanellaceae; Alteromonadales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This species was isolated from deep-sea sediment collected in the west Pacific at a depth of 1914 meters. This organism is able to grow in a pressure range of 0.1 - 50MPa with optimum growth occurring at 20MPa.
Subject: NC_008700:2701500 Shewanella amazonensis SB2B, complete genome
Lineage: Shewanella amazonensis; Shewanella; Shewanellaceae; Alteromonadales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated from shallow marine deposits (coastal shelf mud) of the Amazon River delta off of the coast of Brazil. Iron-reducing bacterium. This genus includes species that inhabit a wide range of environments and are capable of utilizing a wide variety of electron acceptors during anaerobic respiration including some insoluble metal oxides while using very few carbon sources such as lactate or acetate. This group of organisms have been studied extensively for their electron transport systems. Shewanella amazonensis is capable of anaerobically reducing iron, manganese, and sulfur compounds and may be important to the cycling of these compounds in the environment.