Psychrobacter sp. ENNN9_III Genome sequencing. Psychrobacter sp. ENNN9_III

The genus Psychrobacter includes Gram-negative coccobacilli that are non-pigmented, oxidase-positive, non-motile, psychrophilic or psychrotolerant, and halotolerant. Most of the species described so far have been isolated from cold environments, including Arctic and Antarctic sea ice. Strain ENNN9_III was isolated from water in a temperate estuarine system, contaminated with hydrocarbons. Unravelling the genome of this strain may provide important insights into the adaptation of psychrotolerant bacteria to higher temperatures and also on its hydrocarbon-degrading potential.