| shewanella marinintestina sp. nov., shewanella schlegeliana sp. nov. and shewanella sairae sp. nov., novel eicosapentaenoic-acid-producing marine bacteria isolated from sea-animal intestines. | three novel shewanella species are described on the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic studies. a total of six novel halophilic, aerobic organisms with the ability to produce eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) were isolated from various sea animals in japan. cells of all six isolates were gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile by means of polar flagella. they were able to produce large amounts of epa (about 20% of the total fatty acids) and had isoprenoid quinones q-7 and q-8 as major c ... | 2003 | 12710618 |
| shewanella pneumatophori sp. nov., an eicosapentaenoic acid-producing marine bacterium isolated from the intestines of pacific mackerel (pneumatophorus japonicus). | an eicosapentaenoic acid-producing bacterium, previously described as shewanella sp. strain scrc-2738, was classified by phenotypic characterization, chemotaxonomic analysis, 16s rrna gene sequence analysis and dna-dna hybridization. the isolate was gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile by using polar flagella. the strain grew at 4-32 degrees c; the optimum growth temperature was 27 degrees c. nacl was required for growth. the major isoprenoid quinones were ubiquinone-7 and ubiquinone-8 and its d ... | 2005 | 16280496 |