Colwellia marinimaniae

Colwellia marinimaniae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Alteromonadales
Family: Colwelliaceae
Genus: Colwellia
Species:
C. marinimaniae
Binomial name
Colwellia marinimaniae
Kusube et al. 2017
Type strain
ATCC TSD-5, MTCD1, JCM 30270
Synonyms

Colwellia cameronii

Colwellia marinimaniae is a hyperpiezophilic bacterium from the genus Colwellia which has been isolated from deep regions of the Mariana Trench. It is, so far, the most piezophilic organism yet described, with an optimal growth pressure of 120 MPa (approximately 1,200 atmospheres).

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