''Pseudoalteromonas nigrifaciens'' is a

marine bacterium Marine prokaryotes are marine bacteria and marine archaea. They are defined by their habitat as prokaryotes that live in Marine habitat, marine environments, that is, in the saline water, saltwater of seas or oceans or the brackish water of ...

. It has been observed to cause skin ulcer syndrome in juvenile cultivated

sea cucumbers Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea ( ). They are benthic marine animals found on the sea floor worldwide, and the number of known holothuroid species worldwide is about 1,786, with the greatest number being in the Asi ...

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Type strain of ''Pseudoalteromonas nigrifaciens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Alteromonadales {{Alteromonadales-stub