Query: NC_015554:2505437 Alteromonas sp. SN2 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Alteromonas; Alteromonas; Alteromonadaceae; Alteromonadales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolate was obtained from crude oil contaminated sea site and has a capacity to degrade PAH's compounds present in crude oil. It can be used for bioremediation.
Subject: NC_008260:2142311 Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2, complete genome
Lineage: Alcanivorax borkumensis; Alcanivorax; Alcanivoracaceae; Oceanospirillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This bacterium was isolated from a seawater sediment sample in the North Sea. The species is able to use Mihagol-S (C14,15-n-alkanes) as a principal carbon source. Using n-alkanes as a sole carbon source causes the strains to produce extracellular and membrane-bound surface-active glucose lipids. Phenotypic analysis showed a restricted nutritional profile, high halotolerance, the absence of fermentative metabolism, and a low G+C content. This, in combination with a 16S phylogenetic study, allowed the placing of this organism into a new genus.