Thermincola potens JR

Names Thermincola potens JR
Accession numbers NC_014152
Background Thermincola potens (strain JR) is an anaerobic, thermophilic, dissimilatory metal reducing bacteria (DMRB), Gram-positive bacterium isolated from a thermophilic microbial fuel cell (MFC). It constitutes a dominant member of the electricity-producing bacterial community. Microorganisms in an MFC catalyze the conversion of organic matter into electrical energy. As carbon neutral technology, MFCs represent a novel method for renewable energy production and wastewater treatment mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and producing electricity directly from biomass. The Firmicutes Thermincola potens not only produced more current than any known organism (0.42 mA) in an H-cell system but also represented the first demonstration of direct anode reduction by a member of the phylum. It coupled acetate oxidation to reduction of the insoluble electron acceptors MFC anodes and hydrous ferric oxide (HFO). T. potens is also capable of growth with CO as the sole electron donor and carbon source. (Adapted from PMID: 20525829 and 18769460). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Clostridiales
Family:Peptococcaceae
Genus:Thermincola
Species:potens
Strain JR
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (10-MAY-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B310, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(14-MAY-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method 454
Isolation site thermophilic microbial fuel cell (MFC)
Isolation country Russia
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Thermophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No