Hymenobacter elongatus information

Hymenobacter elongatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidota
Class:	Cytophagia
Order:	Cytophagales
Family:	Hymenobacteraceae
Genus:	Hymenobacter
Species:	H. elongatus
Binomial name
	Hymenobacter elongatus; Klassen and Foght 2011

Hymenobacter elongatus is a species of bacteria first isolated from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica on basal ice. It is a psychrotolerant, heterotrophic aerobe. It is notable for the prevalence of horizontal gene transfers in its evolution, possibly due to dormancy because of its habitat.^[1]

^ Klassen, Jonathan L.; Foght, Julia M. (2010). "Characterization of Hymenobacter isolates from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica reveals five new species and substantial non-vertical evolution within this genus". Extremophiles. 15 (1): 45–57. doi:10.1007/s00792-010-0336-1. ISSN 1431-0651. PMID 21104190. S2CID 23390236.

[KlassenFoght2010-1] Klassen, Jonathan L.; Foght, Julia M. (2010). "Characterization of Hymenobacter isolates from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica reveals five new species and substantial non-vertical evolution within this genus". Extremophiles. 15 (1): 45–57. doi:10.1007/s00792-010-0336-1. ISSN 1431-0651. PMID 21104190. S2CID 23390236.