Tags: Bacteria.
Tamlana is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria). Two species have been described so far: T. agarivorans and T. crocina.As all members of the Bacteroidetes they are Gram negative.’They are non-flaggelate rod shaped produced non-diffusible carotenoids (446 nm max abs giving T. crocina its name) and use MK-6 as the respiratory quinone.