Pseudomonas balearica
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Pseudomonas balearica is a Gram-negative
, rod-shaped, motile bacterium. It is an environmental
bacterium, and has demonstrated the potential to oxidize inorganic sulfur
compounds to tetrathionate
. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. balearica has been placed in the P. stutzeri
group.
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...
, rod-shaped, motile bacterium. It is an environmental
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
bacterium, and has demonstrated the potential to oxidize inorganic sulfur
Sulfur
Sulfur or sulphur is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow...
compounds to tetrathionate
Tetrathionate
The tetrathionate anion, S4O62−, is a sulfur oxoanion derived from the compound tetrathionic acid, H2S4O6. Two of the sulfur atoms present in the ion are in oxidation state 0 and two are in oxidation state +5. Alternatively, the compound can be viewed as the adduct resulting from the binding of...
. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. balearica has been placed in the P. stutzeri
Pseudomonas stutzeri
Pseudomonas stutzeri is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile, single polar-flagellated, soil bacterium first isolated from human spinal fluid.. It is a denitrifying bacterium, and strain KC of P. stutzeri may be used for bioremediation as it is able to degrade carbon tetrachloride. It is also an...
group.