Pseudoalteromonas piscicida

Pseudoalteromonas piscicida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Alteromonadales
Family: Pseudoalteromonadaceae
Genus: Pseudoalteromonas
Binomial name
Pseudoalteromonas piscicida
(ex Bein 1954)
Gauthier et al. 1995
Synonyms

Flavobacterium piscicida Bein 1954
Pseudomonas piscicida (Bein 1954) Buck et al. 1963

Pseudoalteromonas piscicida is a marine bacterium. It is known to produce a quorum sensing molecule called 2-heptyl-4-quinolone (HHQ), which functions as a bacterial infochemical. Research into the effects of this infochemical on phytoplankton is currently being conducted by Dr. Kristen Whalen of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.[1]

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