''Erythrobacter dokdonensis'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
, non-
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
-forming, slightly
halophilic
The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...
and
non-motile bacteria from the genus ''
Erythrobacter
''Erythrobacter'' is a Gram-negative and rod-shaped bacteria genus from the family Erythrobacteraceae
''Erythrobacteraceae'' is a bacterium family in the order of Sphingomonadales.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the Lis ...
'' which has been isolated from sea water in
Dokdo
The Liancourt Rocks, also known by their Korean name of Dokdo or their Japanese name of Takeshima,; ; . form a group of islets in the Sea of Japan between the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago. The Liancourt Rocks comprise t ...
in
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Porphyrobacter dokdonensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Sphingomonadales
Bacteria described in 2006
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