Geobacter bemidjiensis Bem

Geobacter_bemidjiensis
Names Geobacter bemidjiensis Bem
Accession numbers NC_011146
Background Geobacter bemidjiensis (strain Bem / ATCC BAA-1014 / DSM 16622) is an anaerobic bacterium isolated from a subsurface petroleum contaminated aquifer sediment collected in Bemidji, Minnesotta (USA), near a site where Fe(III) reduction is important in aromatic hydrocarbon degradation. G. bemidjiensis is capable of oxidizing acetate and coupling that to reduction of Fe(III) (iron(III) citrate, amorphous iron(III) oxide, iron(III) pyrophosphate and iron(III) nitrilotriacetate). It utilizes ethanol, lactate, malate, pyruvate and succinate as electron donors and malate and fumarate as electron acceptors, and grows fast at 30 degrees Celsius. (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Deltaproteobacteria
Order:Desulfuromonadales
Family:Geobacteraceae
Genus:Geobacter
Species:bemidjiensis
Strain Bem
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (01-OCT-2010) Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, 639 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003, USA
(12-OCT-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(22-JUL-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 Sanger
Isolation site Subsurface sediments collected in Bemidji Minnesotta
Isolation country USA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature 30.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Terrestrial
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Iron reducer
Energy source Chemolithotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No