Caldivirga maquilingensis IC-167

Taxonomy
Names	Caldivirga maquilingensis IC-167
Accession numbers	NC_009954
Background	Caldivirga maquilingensis is a hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped Crenarchaeote isolated from an acidic hot spring in the Philippines. It grows over a temperature range of 60-92 degrees Celsius, and optimally around 85 degrees Celsius and over a pH range of 2.3-6.4, and optimally at pH 3.7-4.2. (HAMAP: CALMQ)
Kingdom:	Archaea
Phylum:	Crenarchaeota
Class:	Thermoprotei
Order:	Thermoproteales
Family:	Thermoproteaceae
Genus:	Caldivirga
Species:	maquilingensis
Strain	IC-167
Complete	Yes
Sequencing centre	(02-NOV-2007) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA (02-OCT-2007) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
Sequencing quality	Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth	NA
Sequencing method	Sanger
Isolation site	Acidic hot spring in the Philippines
Isolation country	Phillipines
Number of replicons	1
Gram staining properties	NA
Shape	Bacilli
Mobility	No
Flagellar presence	No
Number of membranes	1
Oxygen requirements	Microaerophilic
Optimal temperature	85.0
Temperature range	Hyperthermophilic
Habitat	Specialized
Biotic relationship	Free living
Host name	NA
Cell arrangement	Singles
Sporulation	Nonsporulating
Metabolism	NA
Energy source	Heterotroph
Diseases	NA
Pathogenicity	No

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