Bacillus selenitireducens MLS10

Bacillus_selenitireducens
Names Bacillus selenitireducens MLS10
Accession numbers NC_014219
Background B.selenitireducens was isolated from anoxic muds of Mono Lake, California, an alkaline, hypersaline, arsenic-rich lake. It is a short, non-spore-forming rod, an arsenate-respirer, a haloalkaliphile, and shows optimal growth at high salinity (24 - 60 g/L) and pH (8.5 - 10). It is the only well-described organism that can respire the highly toxic selenite (Se(4-)) in addition to arsenate, nitrate, nitrite, TMAO, fumarate, and has some capacity for microaerophilic growth. It is unable to grow with Se(6-) as the electron acceptor. It is capable of respiring elemental sulfur, and can also reduce elemental selenium to selenide (Se(2-)). When grown on selenite, B. selenitireducens produces intracellular and extracellular nanoparticles of elemental selenium (Se(0)). It has potential in bioremediation (adapted from PMID and http://genome.jgi-psf.org/bacse/bacse.home.html). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Bacilli
Order:Bacillales
Family:Bacillaceae
Genus:Bacillus
Species:selenitireducens
Strain MLS-10
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (02-JUN-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(06-OCT-2009) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B310, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Anoxic muds of Mono Lake California
Isolation country USA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Multiple
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Respiratory arsenate reductase
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No