Shewanella

Shewanella
Shewanella oneidensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gamma Proteobacteria
Order:	Alteromonadales
Family:	Shewanellaceae Ivanova et al. 2004
Genus:	Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1985
Type species
Shewanella putrefaciens
Species
S. abyssi S. algae S. algidipiscicola S. amazonensis S. aquimarina S. baltica S. benthica S. colwelliana S. decolorationis S. denitrificans S. donghaensis S. fidelis S. frigidimarina S. gaetbuli S. gelidimarina S. glacialipiscicola S. hafniensis S. halifaxensis S. hanedai S. irciniae S. japonica S. kaireitica S. livingstonensis S. loihica S. marinintestina S. marisflavi S. morhuae S. olleyana S. oneidensis S. pacifica S. pealeana S. piezotolerans S. pneumatophori S. profunda S. psychrophila S. putrefaciens S. sairae S. schegeliana S. sediminis S. spongiae S. surugensis S. violacea S. waksmanii S. woodyi

Shewanella is the sole genus included in the Shewanellaceae family of marine bacteria. Shewanella is a marine 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 IMG system)