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Cobetia crustatorum compared with Cobetia marina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum same	Proteobacteria (프로테오박테리아)	Proteobacteria (프로테오박테리아)
Class same	Gammaproteobacteria (감마프로테오박테리아)	Gammaproteobacteria (감마프로테오박테리아)
Order same	Pseudomonadales (슈도모나스목)	Pseudomonadales (슈도모나스목)
Family same	Halomonadaceae	Halomonadaceae
Genus same	Cobetia	Cobetia
Species	Cobetia crustatorum	Cobetia marina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

보기 Genus: Cobetia

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
Diet	—	—
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 crustatorum is a halophilic gram-negative bacterium in the family Halomonadaceae, closely related to other salt-tolerant members of the genus Cobetia. This aerobic, chemoorganotrophic organism was originally described from saline crustacean-associated environments, with its species epithet 'crustatorum' referring to its association with crustaceans. Like its congeners, C. crustatorum is adapted to thrive in environments with sodium chloride concentrations well above those tolerable by most mesophilic bacteria, typically growing optimally at 5–15% NaCl. The organism exhibits the characteristic gram-negative cell wall architecture and typically appears as short rods or ovoid cells under microscopy. Cobetia crustatorum has been documented from coastal Taiwanese marine habitats, where it participates in the decomposition of organic materials in saline sediments and associated with marine invertebrates. It produces extremolytes such as ectoine that protect cellular machinery from osmotic stress and desiccation. The organism is aerobic and motile, using polar flagella for locomotion in its aqueous saline environment. Taxonomically, the genus Cobetia was reclassified from Halomonas following phylogenetic analyses that revealed distinct evolutionary lineages within the broader Halomonadaceae family. Research on Cobetia species is ongoing due to their potential applications in biotechnology, particularly for biosurfactant and extremolyte production in industrial settings. Conservation status has not been evaluated by the IUCN.

Cobetia marina는 Halomonadaceae과에 속하는 그람 음성 호기성 세균으로, 원래 해양 환경에서 분리되었습니다. 염분 조건에 적응되어 있으며 해수와 해양 퇴적물에서 흔히 발견됩니다.