Shewanella benthica
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| Shewanella benthica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Alteromonadales |
| Family: | Shewanellaceae |
| Genus: | Shewanella |
| Species: | S. benthica |
| Binomial name | |
| Shewanella benthica MacDonell and Colwell 1986[1] | |
| Type strain[2] | |
| ATCC 43992, DSM 8812, UM 145, W 145 | |
Shewanella benthica is an obligately piezophilic bacterium from the genus Shewanella that has been isolated from the sea cucumber Psychropotes longicauda from the Walvis Ridge.[1][3][4][5][6][7] It was discovered at a depth of 10,898 meters by Japan Marine Science and Technology Center scientists using the Kaikō ROV in 1996.[8]
