Meiothermus silvanus DSM 9946

Meiothermus_silvanus
Names Meiothermus silvanus DSM 9946
Accession numbers NC_014212, NC_014213, NC_014214
Background Meiothermus silvanus (strain ATCC 700542 / DSM 9946 / VI-R2) is an aerobic, thermophilic, nonmotile Gram-negative bacterium isolated from the hot spring located at the end of a 450 m tunnel and from thermal water piped to a spa at Vizela in northern Portugal. The colonies are orange-red pigmented and 0.5 to 1.2 um in diameter after 72 h of growth. The optimum pH is between 8.0 and 8.5, and growth does not occur at pH 5 or 10. M. silvanus is of special interest as it causes colored biofilms in the paper making industry and may thus be of economic importance as a biofouler. M. silvanus has also been detected in the gut of an invasive wood-boring beetle and in seawater adjacent to a Pacillopora meandrina coral colony at Palmyra Atoll. (adapted from: http://standardsingenomics.org/index.php/sigen/article/view/sigs.1042812). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Deinococcus-Thermus
Class:Deinococci
Order:Thermales
Family:Thermaceae
Genus:Meiothermus
Species:silvanus
Strain DSM 9946
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (02-JUN-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(18-MAY-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method 454, Sanger, Illumina GAii
Isolation site Hot spring from Portugal
Isolation country Portugal
Number of replicons 3
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature 50.0
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