Shewanella is the sole genus included in the Shewanellaceae family of marine

Ocean

An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...

 bacteria

Bacteria

Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...

. Shewanella is a marine

Ocean

An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...

 bacterium capable of modifying (or converting to an altered state) metals, by saturating them with electrons causing the metal to expand and soften, allowing them to process it, which in turn releases an electrical charge. The product is substantially less toxic can break up in the environment.

External links

• List of bacterial genera named after personal names
• Shewanella Genome Projects (from Genomes OnLine Database)
• Comparative Analysis of Shewanella Genomes (at DOE's
  United States Department of Energy
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   IMG system
  Integrated Microbial Genomes System
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