Spirochaeta smaragdinae DSM 11293

Spirochaeta_smaragdinae
Names Spirochaeta smaragdinae DSM 11293
Accession numbers NC_014364
Background Known members of the Spirochaeta genus are anaerobes or facultative anaerobes isolated from a variety of aquatic habitats such as the sediments and the water column of ponds, lakes, rivers and oceans.S.smaragdinae was isolated from and oil-injection production water sample of the Congo offshore oilfield Emerald. It is a strictly anaerobic, spiral bacterium with 0.3-0.5 um by 5-30 um long cells. It is motile via periplasmic, non-extracellular flagella and moves with a corkscrew-like motion. It grows between 20 and 40 degrees Celsius with an optimum temperature at 37 degrees Celsius. It is an obligate halophile, growing optimally at 5% NaCl and can use a number of organic compounds including fructose, glucose, glycerol for growth. It can reduce thiosulfate and elemental sulfur to sulfide (adapted from http://standardsingenomics.org/index.php/sigen/article/view/sigs.1143106/sigs.1143106_pdf). (HAMAP: SPISS)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Spirochaetes
Class:Spirochaetes
Order:Spirochaetales
Family:Spirochaetaceae
Genus:Spirochaeta
Species:smaragdinae
Strain DSM 11293
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (02-AUG-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(23-JUL-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 Illumina, 454
Isolation site Oil field of Congo, Africa
Isolation country Congo
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties NA
Shape Spirilla
Mobility No
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Utilize carbohydrates
Energy source Chemoorganotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity NA