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Cobetia marina compared with Cobetia pacifica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum same	Proteobacteria (プロテオバクテリア)	Proteobacteria (プロテオバクテリア)
Class same	Gammaproteobacteria (ガンマプロテオバクテリア)	Gammaproteobacteria (ガンマプロテオバクテリア)
Order same	Pseudomonadales (シュードモナス目)	Pseudomonadales (シュードモナス目)
Family same	Halomonadaceae	Halomonadaceae
Genus same	Cobetia	Cobetia
Species	Cobetia marina	Cobetia pacifica

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cobetia.

表示 Genus: Cobetia

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
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Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Cobetia marinaは、Halomonadaceae科に属するグラム陰性の好気性細菌で、もともと海洋環境から単離されました。塩分条件に適応しており、海水や海洋堆積物に広く見られます。

Cobetia pacifica is a halophilic, gram-negative bacterium within the family Halomonadaceae, isolated from Pacific Ocean marine environments. The species epithet 'pacifica' reflects its origin in Pacific coastal and open-ocean habitats, with documented collection records from Taiwanese coastal waters and sediments. As a member of the genus Cobetia, this organism is characterized by its remarkable tolerance and requirement for elevated sodium chloride concentrations, growing optimally in marine-strength and higher salinities. Cobetia pacifica is an aerobic chemoorganotroph capable of metabolizing a diverse array of organic substrates, contributing to carbon cycling in marine ecosystems. The bacterium produces compatible solutes, primarily ectoine and betaine, that stabilize proteins and membranes under osmotic stress. Morphologically, C. pacifica appears as motile rods with polar flagellation, typical of the genus. The Cobetia lineage was separated from the paraphyletic Halomonas genus based on 16S rRNA gene phylogenies and genomic analyses that revealed coherent evolutionary groupings among Pacific-derived halophilic isolates. Members of this genus are of considerable scientific interest for understanding microbial adaptation to saline environments and have potential applications in bioremediation of saline-contaminated sites and industrial fermentation processes where salt-tolerant microorganisms confer operational advantages. The species is not evaluated under IUCN criteria, as conservation assessments are not routinely applied to prokaryotic microorganisms.