Moritella profunda
| Moritella profunda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Alteromonadales |
| Family: | Moritellaceae |
| Genus: | Moritella |
| Species: | M. profunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Moritella profunda Xu et al. 2003 | |
Moritella profunda is a species of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from the family Moritellaceae. First isolated from the deep Atlantic, M. profunda is well adapted to growth in deep sea environments. Optimum growth of M. profunda requires increased pressure and cold temperatures (2 °C).