Colwellia demingiae

Colwellia demingiae is a psychrophilic Antarctic bacterial species with the ability to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid. It is nonpigmented, curved-rod-like in shape, exhibiting facultative anaerobic growth, and possessing an absolute requirement for sea water. Its type strain is ACAM 459T.[1] This bacteria is named after Jody Deming, a professor and researcher at University of Washington and her research mentor, Rita Colwell.

Colwellia demingiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Alteromonadales
Family:
Colwelliaceae
Genus:
Colwellia
Species:
Colwellia demingiae

Bowman et al. 1998

References
  1. Bowman, J. P.; Gosink, J. J.; McCAMMON, S. A.; Lewis, T. E.; Nichols, D. S.; Nichols, P. D.; Skerratt, J. H.; Staley, J. T.; McMEEKIN, T. A. (1998). "Colwellia demingiae sp. nov., Colwellia hornerae sp. nov., Colwellia rossensis sp. nov. and Colwellia psychrotropica sp. nov.: psychrophilic Antarctic species with the ability to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid (22: 63)". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 48 (4): 1171–1180. doi:10.1099/00207713-48-4-1171. ISSN 0020-7713.

Further reading
  • Yumoto, Isao, ed. Cold-adapted Microorganisms. Horizon Scientific Press, 2013.
  • Brenner, Don J., et al. "Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 2."The Proteobacteria. East Lansing, USA 183 (2005).
  • Dworkin, Martin, and Stanley Falkow, eds. The Prokaryotes: Vol. 6: Proteobacteria: Gamma Subclass. Vol. 6. Springer, 2006.
  • Stan-Lotter, Helga, and Sergiu Fendrihan. Adaption of microbial life to environmental extremes. Springer Wien, New York, 2012.


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