Thermoanaerobacter italicus Ab9

Names Thermoanaerobacter italicus Ab9
Accession numbers NC_013921
Background Thermoanaerobacter italicus (strain DSM 9252 / Ab9) is an anaerobic, thermophilic, spore-forming Gram-positive bacterium isolated from a thermal spa in Italy. It is able to degrade pectin and pectate (polygalacturonic acid) at high temperatures. It grows optimally at 70 degrees Celsius with a growth rate of 0.23 h(-1) with pectin and 0.12 h(-1) with pectate as substrates. Xylan, starch, and glycogen are also utilized as carbon sources and thermoactive xylanolytic (highest activity at 70 degrees - 75 degrees Celsius), amylolytic as well as pullulolytic enzymes (highest activity at 80 degrees - 85 degrees Celsius) are formed. (Adapted from PMID: 9680298). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Thermoanaerobacterales
Family:Thermoanaerobacteraceae
Genus:Thermoanaerobacter
Species:italicus
Strain Ab9
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (12-FEB-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B310, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(24-FEB-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Mud, thermal spa; Italy, Abano Terme
Isolation country Italy
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature 70.0
Temperature range Hyperthermophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Sporulating
Metabolism Saccharolytic
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No