RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Enger, Øivind A1 Nygaard, Halvor A1 Solberg, Marit A1 Schei, Gunhild A1 Nielsen, Jørn A1 Dundas, IanYR 1987 T1 Characterization of Alteromonas denitrificans sp. nov. JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 37 IS 4 SP 416 OP 421 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-37-4-416 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Eleven strains of gram-negative, denitrifying, prodigionine-producing marine bacteria with sheathed flagella were recovered from the fjord system off the Norwegian west coast. These isolates form a physiologically and morphologically very homogeneous group. Apart from their ability to denitrify and having sheathed flagella, the strains correspond closely to the current description of the genus Alteromonas. Their strictly respiratory metabolism precludes their inclusion in the genus Vibrio, and the low guanine-plus-cytosine contents of their deoxyribonucleic acids preclude their inclusion in the genus Pseudomonas or the genus Marinomonas. Despite their ability to denitrify, we suggest that these organisms belong to the genus Alteromonas and constitute a new species, Alteromonas denitrificans. A detailed description of the type strain of Alteromonas denitrificans, Nygaard 1977, is given. The type strain has been deposited with the American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Md., as strain ATCC 43337., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-37-4-416