Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Sphingomonadales |
Family: | Erythrobacteraceae |
Genus: | Altererythrobacter |
Species: | A. ishigakiensis |
Binomial name | |
Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis Matsumoto et al. 2011 [1] | |
Type strain [2] | |
ATCC BAA-2084, JPCCMB0017, NBRC 107699, NITE-AP48 | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Erythrobacter ishigakiensis |
Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, halophilic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Altererythrobacter which has been isolated from the coastal area of Okinawa on Japan. [1] [3] [4] Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis produces astaxanthin. [4] [5]