Thiomicrospira crunogena XCL-2

Names Thiomicrospira crunogena XCL-2
Accession numbers NC_007520
Background The bacteria of the oxidative part of the sulfur cycle are of global importance and catalyze complex pathways for the complete oxidation of sulfide to sulfate. One of the important groups catalyzing the oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds in the marine environment are bacteria belonging to the genus Thiomicrospira, a group which originally included all marine, spiral-shaped sulfur oxidizing bacteria. Subsequent analyses of 16S rDNA sequences have revealed that members of Thiomicrospira are distributed among the gamma and epsilon subdivisions of the Proteobacteria. All Thiomicrospira species characterized to date are obligate chemolithoautotrophic bacteria that use sulfide, thiosulfate, and elemental sulfur as electron donors, and CO2 as their carbon source. Thiomicrospira crunogena was originally isolated from the East Pacific Rise. It was subsequently cultivated or detected with molecular methods from deep-sea vents in both the Pacific and Atlantic. (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Thiotrichales
Family:Piscirickettsiaceae
Genus:Thiomicrospira
Species:crunogena
Strain XCL-2
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (01-NOV-2005) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(27-JUL-2005) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Deep-sea hydrothermal vent
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Spirilla
Mobility No
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Microaerophilic
Optimal temperature 28.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Carbon dioxide fixation
Desulfurylates coal
Sulfur oxidizer
Energy source Chemoautotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No