Microbulbifer
| Microbulbifer | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Alteromonadales |
| Family: | Alteromonadaceae |
| Genus: | Microbulbifer González et al. 1997 |
| Type species | |
| Microbulbifer hydrolyticus | |
| Species | |
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M. aestuariivivens | |
Microbulbifer is a genus of bacteria found in high-salt environments. Members of this genus can degrade complex carbohydrates such as cellulose, alginate, and chitin. Recently, Microbulbifer degredans was renamed Saccharophagus degredans.