Aeropyrum pernix K1

Aeropyrum_pernix
Names Aeropyrum pernix K1
Accession numbers NC_000854
Background A strictly aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a coastal solfataric thermal vent at Kodakara-Jima Island, Japan in 1993. It is a heterotroph that grows optimally at 90 to 95 degrees Celsius, pH 7.0, and a salinity of 3.5%. It is spherical shaped and covered by a cell envelope (S-layer-like structure). It contains C25-isopranyl archaeol (glycerol diether) as the hydrocarbon chain in the core lipid. (HAMAP: AERPE)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Archaea
Phylum:Crenarchaeota
Class:NA
Order:NA
Family:NA
Genus:NA
Species:Aeropyrum pernix K1
Strain K1
Complete NA
Sequencing centre (14-DEC-1998) Director-General of Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
Sequencing quality NA
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site NA
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties NA
Shape Cocci
Mobility No
Flagellar presence not known
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature 90.0
Temperature range Hyperthermophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship NA
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No