Thermotoga petrophila RKU-1

Thermotoga_petrophila
Names Thermotoga petrophila RKU-1
Accession numbers NC_009486
Background Thermotoga petrophila (strain RKU-1 / ATCC BAA-488 / DSM 13995) is a motile, anaerobic, heterotrophic, rod-shaped bacterium. It possesses an outer sheath-like structure characteristic of the order Thermotogales. It grows between 47 and 88 degrees Celsius, with an optimum at 80 degrees and at pH between 5.2 and 9, with an optimum at 7.0. It reduces elemental sulfur to hydrogen sulfide. Thermotoga petrophila (strain RKU-1 / ATCC BAA-488 / DSM 13995) was isolated from a deep subterranean oil reservoir in Niigata, Japan. (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Thermotogae
Class:Thermotogae
Order:Thermotogales
Family:Thermotogaceae
Genus:Thermotoga
Species:petrophila
Strain RKU-1
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (14-MAY-2007) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(23-MAY-2007) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site Production waters of the Kubiki oil reservoir in Niigata Japan
Isolation country Japan
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature 80.0
Temperature range Hyperthermophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source Heterotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No