Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1

Thermosynechococcus_elongatus
Names Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1
Accession numbers NC_004113
Background Thermosynechococcus elongatus has long been used as a model organism for investigating photosynthesis. It is a thermophilic unicellular rod shaped cyanobacterium, the organism lives in hot springs and has an optimum growth temperature of 55C. The sequenced strain was isolated from Beppu hot spring in Japan.Cyanobacteria is a general term for bacteria capable of oxygenic photosyntheses, which comprises over 1500 species.(From http://www.ebi.ac.uk/2can/genomes/bacteria.html) (BacMap)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Cyanobacteria
Class:NA
Order:Chroococcales
Family:NA
Genus:Thermosynechococcus
Species:elongatus
Strain BP-1
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (05-JUN-2002) The First Laboratory for Plant Gene Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7, Kazusa-kamatari,
(11-AUG-2004) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Beppu hot spring in Japan
Isolation country Japan
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties NA
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements NA
Optimal temperature 55.0
Temperature range Thermophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source Photoautotroph, Photosynthetic
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No