Thermocrinis albus DSM 14484

Thermocrinis_albus
Names Thermocrinis albus DSM 14484
Accession numbers NC_013894
Background Thermocrinis albus (strain DSM 14484 / JCM 11386 / HI 11/12) is an anaerobic, hyperthermophilic, pink-colored Gram-negative bacterium isolated from whitish streamers in a sulfur-rich hot spring in Hveragerthi, Iceland. The generic name derives from the Greek word "therme", meaning "heat", and the Latin word "crinis", hair, meaning "hot hair", referring to the long hair-like filamentous cell structures. In an environment with a continuous flow this organism becomes filamentous, forming long white streamers. T. albus appears to be strictly chemolithoautotrophic which differentiates it from its two sister species T. ruber and T. minervae, which both can also grow chemoorganoheterotrophically. T. albus grows optimally under microaerophilic conditions when hydrogen and sulfur are present simultaneously as electron donors. Growth is observed in the temperature range of 55-89 degrees Celsius. It appears to play a major ecological role in global biochemical cycles in such high-temperature habitats. (Adapted from: http://standardsingenomics.org/index.php/sigen/article/view/sigs.761490/199). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Aquificae
Class:Aquificae
Order:Aquificales
Family:Aquificaceae
Genus:Thermocrinis
Species:albus
Strain DSM 14484
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (11-FEB-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(22-FEB-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Illumina, 454-GS-FLX-Titanium
Isolation site Grayish filaments collected from a hot streamlet in Hveragerthi, Iceland
Isolation country Iceland
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Thermophilic
Habitat Fresh water, Hot spring
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Clusters, Filaments, Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source Chemolithoautotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No