Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1

Rhodopseudomonas_palustris
Names Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1
Accession numbers NC_011004
Background Rhodopseudomonas palustris are phototrophic, purple non-sulfur bacteria commonly found in soils and water. They fix carbon dioxide and nitrogen, produce hydrogen, and degrade diverse biomass-associated aromatic compounds under anaerobic (phototrophic) and aerobic (heterotrophic) conditions. Against the background of general metabolic versatility of the R. palustris species there is considerable strain-to-strain diversity. Strain TIE-1, a genetically tractable bacterium, was isolated from an iron-rich mat from School Street Marsh in Woods Hole, USA. It is able to couple the oxidation of ferrous iron [Fe(II)] to reductive CO(2) fixation by using light energy, a form of photosynthesis that may be very old. The final product of Fe(II) oxidation accumulates exclusively outside the cell in the form of Fe(III) precipitates. Under anaerobic conditions, TIE-1 grows photoautotrophically with Fe(II), H2, or thiosulfate as the electron donor and photoheterotrophically with a variety of organic carbon sources; it also grows chemoheterotrophically in the dark. Phototrophically grown cells contain lamellar intracytoplasmic membranes (adapted from PubMed 16085840). (HAMAP: RHOPT)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Alphaproteobacteria
Order:Rhizobiales
Family:Bradyrhizobiaceae
Genus:Rhodopseudomonas
Species:palustris
Strain TIE-1
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (23-JUN-2008) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(28-MAY-2008) 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 NA
Isolation site Iron-rich mat from School Street Marsh in Woods Hole MA
Isolation country USA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature 25.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Soil
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Singles
Sporulation NA
Metabolism Iron oxidizer
Energy source Photolithoautotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No