Halomonas venusta
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Halomonas venusta is a Gram-negative
halophilic Proteobacteria
, first described as Alcaligenes venustus (Baumann et al. 1972) and later reclassified as Halomonas venusta, along with other species when the genera Deleya (Baumann et al. 1983), Halomonas (Vreeland et al. 1980), and Halovibrio (Fendrich 1988) and the species Paracoccus halodenitrificans (Robinson and Gibbons 1952) were unified into a single genus, Halomonas
, while the genus Zymobacter was placed in the family Halomonadaceae
. The name stems from the Latin
noun venusta which means "lovely" or "beautiful". It was originally isolated in marine water from Hawaii
.
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain crystal violet dye in the Gram staining protocol. In a Gram stain test, a counterstain is added after the crystal violet, coloring all Gram-negative bacteria with a red or pink color...
halophilic Proteobacteria
Proteobacteria
The Proteobacteria are a major group of bacteria. They include a wide variety of pathogens, such as Escherichia, Salmonella, Vibrio, Helicobacter, and many other notable genera....
, first described as Alcaligenes venustus (Baumann et al. 1972) and later reclassified as Halomonas venusta, along with other species when the genera Deleya (Baumann et al. 1983), Halomonas (Vreeland et al. 1980), and Halovibrio (Fendrich 1988) and the species Paracoccus halodenitrificans (Robinson and Gibbons 1952) were unified into a single genus, Halomonas
Halomonas
Halomonas is a genus of halophilic Proteobacteria. It grows over the range of 5 to 25% NaClThe type species of this genus is Halomonas elongata,.-Etymology:...
, while the genus Zymobacter was placed in the family Halomonadaceae
Halomonadaceae
The Halomonadaceae are a family of halophilic Proteobacteria.-History:The family was originally created in 1988 to contain the genera Halomonas and Deleya....
. The name stems from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
noun venusta which means "lovely" or "beautiful". It was originally isolated in marine water from Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
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