Shewanella algae
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| Shewanella algae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Alteromonadales |
| Family: | Shewanellaceae |
| Genus: | Shewanella |
| Species: | S. algae |
| Binomial name | |
| Shewanella algae Simidu et al. 1990[1] | |
Shewanella algae is a rod-shaped Gram-negative marine bacterium.
Shewanella algae found in humans
Shewanella algae cells are rod-shaped and straight. They can grow on Salmonella-Shigella agar and form yellow-orange or brown colonies. They produce the toxin tetrodotoxin and can infect humans.[2]
Shewanella algae is found naturally in wildlife such as certain marine environments but can also exist as a pathogen in humans where they live in soft tissue and produce hemolytic substance or exotoxins. Humans with Shewanella algae in their system can be immunocompromised.[3] The ingestion of this algae through raw seafood can cause it to grow in one's soft tissue and develop these neurotoxins which, if left untreated, can cause infections or disease.[4] Among the several dozen strains of Shewanella Algae, it is found that S. alga is the most commonly found strain in human illnesses.[5]
