''Shewanella decolorationis'' is a
gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...
, dye-decolorizing bacterium first isolated from activated sludge of a waste-water treatment plant. It is
motile
Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently using metabolic energy. This biological concept encompasses movement at various levels, from whole organisms to cells and subcellular components.
Motility is observed in animals, mi ...
by means of a single polar
flagellum
A flagellum (; : flagella) (Latin for 'whip' or 'scourge') is a hair-like appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, from fungal spores ( zoospores), and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many pr ...
. The type strain is S12
T (=CCTCC M 203093
T =IAM 15094
T).
Its genome has been sequenced.
References
Further reading
*Hong, Yiguo, et al. "Respiration and growth of Shewanella decolorationis S12 with an azo compound as the sole electron acceptor." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73.1 (2007): 64–72.
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Shewanella decolorationis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Alteromonadales
Bacteria described in 2005
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