Alteromonadales
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Alteromonadales is an order of marine and aquatic Gammaproteobacteria that includes diverse heterotrophic bacteria often involved in the degradation of organic matter in ocean environments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alteromonas | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial order
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
class Gammaproteobacteria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
phylum Proteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellWallType | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Alteromonadaceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colwelliaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferrimonadaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Idiomarinaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Moritellaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanospirillaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pseudoalteromonadaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Psychromonadaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Shewanellaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalassomonadaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
degradation of organic matter in marine environments
ⓘ
participation in marine carbon cycle ⓘ participation in marine nutrient cycling ⓘ remineralization of dissolved organic carbon ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| foundIn |
deep-sea environments
ⓘ
marine sediments ⓘ polar marine environments ⓘ seawater ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| includes |
genus Alteromonas
ⓘ
genus Colwellia ⓘ genus Idiomarina ⓘ genus Pseudoalteromonas ⓘ genus Shewanella ⓘ |
| isA |
order of Gammaproteobacteria
ⓘ
order of Proteobacteria ⓘ order of bacteria ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metabolism | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| motility | motile by polar flagella ⓘ |
| namedBy | Ivanova et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Gammaproteobacteria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | mesophilic ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
aquatic environment
ⓘ
coastal seawater ⓘ marine environment ⓘ ocean water column ⓘ open ocean ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alteromonas