Query: NC_018678:2140182 Alteromonas macleodii str. 'English Channel 673' chromosome, Lineage: Alteromonas macleodii; Alteromonas; Alteromonadaceae; Alteromonadales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Alteromonas macleodii is an obligate marine bacterium isolated from both surface and deep seawater and often associated with particulate matter. Strain English Channel 673 comes from surface waters of the L4 long-term coastal monitoring station in the Western English Channel.
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General Information: Aerobic, motile, halophilic, alkane degrader, Gram-negative bacterium isolated from oil-contaminated surface water of the Bohai Sea at the Yellow River dock at the side of the Shengli oilfield. This organims is an efficient degrader of C5-C36 alkanes. This property makes it a good microorganism for further development towards a bioremediation tool for oil pollution in marine enviroment.