Desulfurispirillum indicum S5

Desulfurispirillum_indicum
Names Desulfurispirillum indicum S5
Accession numbers NC_014836
Background Desulfurispirillum indicum (strain ATCC BAA-1389 / S5) is a selenate-reducing Gram-negative bacterium. It is able to reduce selenate to selenite and further to insoluble elemental selenium, in a process called dissimilatory selenate reduction. The biogeochemical cycling of selenium in the environment is predominantly governed by microorganisms, which play an important role in oxidation, reduction, methylation and volatilization. Knowledge of how this process of speciation takes place is relevant to studies aimed to develop processes for removal of selenium from polluted soils, and therefore relevant to environmental science and toxicology studies. Studies of the microbial speciation of the metalloids selenium and arsenic are also fundamental to the elucidation of how their role as terminal electron acceptors currently affects geochemical cycles and to what extent this has contributed to determine the chemical composition of Earth. (Adapted from: http://genome.jgi-psf.org/selin/selin.home.html). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Chrysiogenetes
Class:NA
Order:NA
Family:NA
Genus:NA
Species:NA
Strain S5
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (05-JAN-2011) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(30-DEC-2010) 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 454-GS-FLX-Titanium, Illumina GAii
Isolation site River sediment; India, Chennai, Buckingham Canal, Chepauk
Isolation country India
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Spirilla
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Fresh water, Sediment
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Selenate reducer
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No