Shewanella chilikensis

Shewanella chilikensis is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic and motile bacterium from the genus Shewanella which has been isolated from sediments from the Chilika Lagoon in India and marine sponges of Saint Martin's Island of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Shewanella chilikensis are highly salt tolerant and commonly found in marine environment.^[5]

Shewanella chilikensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Alteromonadales
Family:	Shewanellaceae
Genus:	Shewanella
Species:	S. chilikensis
Binomial name
Shewanella chilikensis Sucharita et al. 2009[1]
Type strain[2]
CCUG 57101, KCTC 22540, NBRC 105217, JC5T

Biochemical characteristics of Shewanella chilikensis

Colony, morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of Shewanella chilikensis are shown in the Table below.^[5]

Test type	Test	Characteristics
Colony characters	Size	Small, Medium
	Type	Round
	Color	Brownish, Pinkish
	Shape	Convex
Morphological characters	Shape	Rod
Physiological characters	Motility	+
	Growth at 6.5% NaCl	+
Biochemical characters	Gram's staining	–
	Oxidase	+
	Catalase	+
	Oxidative-Fermentative	Fermentative
	Motility	+
	Methyl Red	–
	Voges-Proskauer	–
	Indole	–
	H2S Production	+
	Urease	+
	Nitrate reductase	–
	β-Galactosidase	+
Hydrolysis of	Gelatin	–
	Aesculin	+
	Casein	+
	Tween 40	+
	Tween 60	+
	Tween 80	+
Acid production from	Glycerol	–
	Galactose	–
	D-Glucose	+
	D-Fructose	+
	D-Mannose	+
	Mannitol	+
	N-Acetylglucosamine	+
	Amygdalin	+
	Maltose	+
	D-Melibiose	+
	D-Trehalose	+
	Glycogen	+
	D-Turanose	+

Note: + = Positive; – =Negative