Clostridium sticklandii DSM 519

Names Clostridium sticklandii DSM 519
Accession numbers NC_014614
Background Clostridium sticklandii is an anaerobic fermenting bacteria isolated from San Francisco Bay black mud in 1954, when it was described to be a specialist in amino acid degradation. The Stickland reaction or fermentation is a chemical reaction that involves the coupled oxidation and reduction of amino acids to organic acids; C.sticklandii uses threonine, arginine and serine as reductants, whereas glycine and proline are used as oxidants. Lysine is used as a reductant only during stationary phase. Genome sequencing has revealed that it has a number of unusual metabolic features, including 2 different CO(2)-fixation pathways and both F- and V-type ATPases (adapted from PMID 20937090). (HAMAP: CLOSD)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Clostridiales
Family:Clostridiaceae
Genus:Clostridium
Species:sticklandii
Strain DSM 519
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (01-OCT-2010) Genoscope - Centre National de Sequencage : BP 191 91006 EVRY cedex - FRANCE (E-mail : seqref@genoscope.cns.fr
(22-OCT-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site Mud water
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence NA
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Terrestrial
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Sporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source Chemoorganotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No