| Cross Index | Nitrospira marina |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Aerobic Chemolithotrophic Bacteria |
| Compare | Nitrifying bacteria:
Sulfur Oxidizing Acidiphilium Macromonas, Thermothrix thiopara Thiobacillus, Thiobacterium, Thiodendron latens, Thiomicrospira, Thiosphaera, Thiospira, Thiovulum majus Hydrogen Bacteria: Hydrogenbacter thermophilus Iron & Manganese bacteria: Aquaspirillum , Bilophococcus, Gallionella ferrunginea, Leptospirillum, Metallogenium , Naumanniella, Ochrobium tectum, Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans, Siderocapsa, Siderococcus limoniticus, |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Nitrospira marina |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram-negative |
| Morphology | Helical to vibroid-shaped cells having a width of 0.3-0.4 um and a spiral amplitude of 0.8-1.0 um. |
| Motility | Usually nonmotile |
| Specialized structures | Cells reproduce by binary fission. Cytomembranes are lacking... |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Nitrospira marina |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | Chemolithotrophs; cells can grow mixotrophically. |
| Oxygen | Aerobic |
| pH | |
| Temperature | |
| Requirements | The major source of energy and reducing power is from the oxidation of nitrite to nitrate Seawater is required for growth; optimal growth occurs in a medium containing 70-100% seawater enriched with nitrite and other inorganic salts; no growth factors are required. Cells grow optimally in a mixotrophic medium |
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| Enzymes | |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | Ubiquitous in ocean environments; have also been isolated from soil samples |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Nitrospira marina |
| G+C Mol % | of the type species is 50 (Tm) |
| Reference | Nitrospira |
| First citation | Watson,S.W., E.
Bock,F.W. Valois, J.B. Waterbury and U. Schlosser 1986.In
Validation list No 21. IJSB 36:489 Effective publication Watson,S.W., E. Bock,F.W. Valois, J.B. Waterbury and U. Schlosser 1986. Nitrospira marina gen nov., sp. nov.; a chemolithotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium Arch. Microbiol 144:1-7 |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 1817 S.W. Watson, E. Bock, H. Harms, H-P. Koops, and A. B. Hooper. |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 449 |
| References |