Amphritea balenae
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| Amphritea balenae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Oceanospirillaceae |
| Genus: | Amphritea |
| Species: | A. balenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphritea balenae Gärtner et al. 2008[1] | |
| Type strain[2] | |
| ATCC BAA-1529, JAMM 1525, JCM 14781 | |
Amphritea balenae is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming and motile bacterium from the genus Amphritea which has been isolated from sediments near a sperm whale carcasses from Kagoshima on Japan.[1][3][4][5]