Oceanococcus is a Gram-negative genus of bacteria from the family of Ectothiorhodospiraceae with one known species (Oceanococcus atlanticus).[1][2][3][4] Oceanococcus atlanticus has been isolated from deep sea sediments from the Atlantic Ocean.[4]
Oceanococcus | |
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Order: | Chromatiales |
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Genus: | Oceanococcus Li et al. 2014[1] |
Type species | |
Oceanococcus atlanticus[1] | |
Species | |
O. atlanticus[1] | |
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Maricoccus[2] |
References
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