Chloroherpeton thalassium ATCC 35110

Names Chloroherpeton thalassium ATCC 35110
Accession numbers NC_011026
Background Chloroherpeton thalassium is a non-filamentous, flexing and gliding green sulfur bacterium isolated from marine sources off the North East coast of the USA in the 1980s. It is an obligate phototroph, requiring CO2 and S2 for growth; some organic acids can contribute to cell carbon, and N2 may be fixed. The cells contain typical chlorosomes, and gas vesicles may be present. Bacteriochlorophyll c is the main light harvesting pigment, and a small quantity of bacteriochlorophyll a is also present. Over 80% of the carotenoid is gamma-carotene. This is the only motile green-sulfur bacterium known so far (adapted from PubMed 11536588). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Chlorobi
Class:Chlorobia
Order:Chlorobiales
Family:Chlorobiaceae
Genus:Chloroherpeton
Species:thalassium
Strain ATCC 35110
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (04-JUN-2008) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(29-JUN-2008) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method 454
Isolation site North East coast of the USA
Isolation country USA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source Photolithotroph, Photosynthetic
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No