Phocoenobacter Explained

Phocoenobacter is a Gram-negative and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family of Pasteurellaceae with one known species (Phocoenobacter uteri).^{[1] [2] [3]} Phocoenobacter uteri has been isolated from the uterus of a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from Inverness in Scotland.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Further reading

• Book: Brenner . Don J. . Krieg . Noel R. . Staley . James R. . Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria . 2007 . Springer Science & Business Media . 9780387280226 . en.
• Book: Kuhnert . Peter . Christensen . Henrik . Pasteurellaceae: Biology, Genomics and Molecular Aspects . 2008 . Horizon Scientific Press . 9781904455349 . en.

Notes and References

1. Phocoenobacter . www.uniprot.org .
2. Taxonomy of the genus Phocoenobacter Foster et al. 2000 . 2009 . 10.1601/tx.3450 . en. Parker . Charles Thomas . Wigley . Sarah . Garrity . George M. . George M . Garrity . Charles Thomas . Parker .
3. Foster . G . Ross . HM . Malnick . H . Willems . A . Hutson . RA . Reid . RJ . Collins . MD . Phocoenobacter uteri gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . January 2000 . 50 Pt 1 . 135–9 . 10.1099/00207713-50-1-135 . 10826796. free .
4. Details: DSM-15746 . www.dsmz.de .
5. Book: Buller . Nicky B. . Bacteria and Fungi from Fish and other Aquatic Animals, 2nd Edition: A Practical Identification Manual . 2014 . CABI . 9781845938055 . en.