Shewanella is the only genus included in the Shewanellaceae family of marine bacteria. Shewanella is a marine bacterium capable of modifying (or converting to an altered state) metals so they are much less toxic and can break up in the environment.
Shewanella | |
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Shewanella oneidensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
Order: | Alteromonadales |
Family: | Shewanellaceae Ivanova et al. 2004 |
Genus: | Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1985 |
Type species | |
Shewanella putrefaciens | |
Species | |
S. abyssi |
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