Vulcanisaeta distributa DSM 14429

Vulcanisaeta_distributa
Names Vulcanisaeta distributa DSM 14429
Accession numbers NC_014537
Background Vulcanisaeta distributa (strain DSM 14429 / JCM 11212 / NBRC 100878 / IC-017) is an anaerobic, hyperthermophilic archeon isolated from a hot spring in Ohwakudani, Kanagawa, Japan. The genus name derives from the Latin words "vulcanicus" meaning volcanic, and "saeta" meaning stiff hair, to indicate a rigid rod inhabiting volcanic hot springs. The cells are rigid, straight to slightly curved rods. Occasionally, they bend, branch out, or bear spherical bodies at the terminae, which have been termed as 'golf clubs'. Most cells are 0.4-0.6 um in width and 3-7 um long. Pili have been observed to rise terminally or laterally. V. distributa grows well even in the absence of a vitamin mixture or archaeal cell-extract solution in the medium. It is resistant to chloramphenicol, kanamycin, oleandomycin, streptomycin and vancomycin, but sensitive to erythromycin, novobiocin and rifampicin (all at 100 ug per ml). V. distributa needs acidic conditions and grows between pH between 3.5-5.6, and with a temperature between 70-92 degrees Celsius with an optimum at 90 degrees Celsius. Sulfur or thiosulfate is required as an electron acceptor. (Adapted from : http://standardsingenomics.org/index.php/sigen/article/view/sigs.1113067/372). (HAMAP: VULDI)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Archaea
Phylum:Crenarchaeota
Class:Thermoprotei
Order:Thermoproteales
Family:Thermoproteaceae
Genus:Vulcanisaeta
Species:distributa
Strain DSM 14429
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (16-JUL-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(22-SEP-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Illumina, 454-GS-FLX
Isolation site "Hot spring from Kanagawa, Ohwakudani, Japan on 9/1993"
Isolation country Japan
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties NA
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature 85.0
Temperature range Hyperthermophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source Heterotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No