''Marinobacterium maritimum'' is a

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and motile bacterium from the genus of ''

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'' which has been isolated from sediments from the

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. S.I. Paul et al. (2021) isolated, characterized and identified ''Marinobacterium maritimum'' from marine sponges of the

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Biochemical characteristics of ''Marinobacterium maritimum''

Colony, morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of ''Marinobacterium maritimum'' are shown in the Table below. Note: + = Positive; – =Negative; V =Variable (+/–)

References

External links

Type strain of ''Marinobacterium maritimum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Alteromonadales Bacteria described in 2009 {{Alteromonadales-stub