[1] It is named after Skagerrak, Denmark, where it was first isolated.
It is Gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive.
Cells are rods (0.5–15 micrometres in length) during exponential growth; spherical cells occur in stationary phase.
Colonies are bright yellow and flexirubin-type pigment is absent.
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