Sagittula stellata

Sagittula stellata
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodobacterales
Family: Rhodobacteraceae
Genus: Sagittula
Species: S. stellata
Binomial name
Sagittula stellata
Gonzalez et al. 1997

Sagittula stellata is a lignin-transforming bacterium, the type species of its genus. It is Gram-negative and rod-shaped, does not form spores, and is strictly aerobic. The type strain is E-37 (= ATCC 700073).[1]

References

  1. Gonzalez, J. M.; Mayer, F.; Moran, M. A.; Hodson, R. E.; Whitman, W. B. (1997). "Sagittula stellata gen. nov., sp. nov., a Lignin-Transforming Bacterium from a Coastal Environment". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (3): 773–780. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-3-773. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9226910.

Further reading

  • Boden, Rich; Murrell, J. Colin; Schäfer, Hendrik (2011). "Dimethylsulfide is an energy source for the heterotrophic marine bacterium Sagittula stellata". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 322 (2): 188–193. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02349.x. ISSN 0378-1097.
  • Ding, Yong-Xue; Chin, Wei-Chun; Rodriguez, Anthony; Hung, Chin-Chang; Santschi, Peter H.; Verdugo, Pedro (2008). "Amphiphilic exopolymers from Sagittula stellata induce DOM self-assembly and formation of marine microgels". Marine Chemistry. 112 (1–2): 11–19. doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2008.05.003. ISSN 0304-4203.


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