| Chromohalobacter marismortui | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Halomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Chromohalobacter |
| Species: | C. marismortui |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromohalobacter marismortui Ventosa and others, 1989 | |
Chromohalobacter marismortui is a gram negative, oxidase and catalase positive, rod shaped, motile marine bacterium. [1] It is commonly found in marine environments and was isolated from marine sponges of the Saint Martin's Island area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. [1] Colonies are medium-sized, round and yellowish in color. [1] Type strain of C. marismortui is M.G.1.1T (=ATCC 17056 =IAM 14437 =CCM 3518 =DSM 6770). [2]