''Marinobacter lipolyticus'' is a moderate
halophile
A halophile (from the Greek word for 'salt-loving') is an extremophile that thrives in high salt
In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl). When used in food, especially in granulated form, it is more ...
with
lipolytic
Lipolysis is the metabolic pathway through which lipid triglycerides are hydrolyzed into a glycerol and free fatty acids. It is used to mobilize stored energy during fasting or exercise, and usually occurs in fat adipocytes. The most important r ...
activity. It is
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 ...
and rod-shaped, with type strain SM19
T (=DSM 15157
T =NCIMB 13907
T =CIP 107627
T =CCM 7048
T).
Genome
The genome of Marinobacter lipolyticius is thought to be 4Mb with a 57.0% G+C content,
and 3,646 putatative ORFs.
References
Further reading
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Marinobacter lipolyticus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Alteromonadales
Bacteria described in 2003
Halophiles
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