''Shewanella frigidimarina'' is a species of bacteria, notable for being an

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species with the ability to produce

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. It grows anaerobically by

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Fe (III) reduction. Its cells are

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and rod shaped. ACAM 591 is its type strain.

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External links

Type strain of ''Shewanella frigidimarina'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Alteromonadales Bacteria described in 1997 {{Alteromonadales-stub

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