Anoxybacillus flavithermus WK1
Names | Anoxybacillus flavithermus WK1 |
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Accession numbers | NC_011567 |
Background | Anoxybacillus spp. are facultative anaerobes found in diverse moderate- to high-temperature habitats such as geothermal hot springs, manure and processed foods such as gelatin. Anoxybacillus flavithermus is a major contaminant of milk powder and gelatin. Strain WK1 (DSM 21510) was isolated from the waste water drain at the Wairakei geothermal power station in New Zealand. The bacterium is a dark yellow color which is caused by accumulation of a carotenoid pigment in the cell membrane. It is unusual in its ability to grow in waters that are super-saturated with amorphous silica, and where opaline silica sinter is actively forming. Sinter is a deposit of opaline or amorphous silica with small cavities that occurs as an incrustation around hot springs and geysers and sometimes forms conical mounds (geyser cones) or terraces. The ability of A. flavithermus to grow in super-saturated silica solutions makes it an ideal subject to study the processes of sinter formation, which might be similar to the biomineralization processes that occurred at the dawn of life. The genome shows clear signs of genome compaction in the Anoxybacilus/Geobacillus branch, compared to other members of the family Bacillaceae. Synthesis of long chain polyamines and biofilm formation by A. flavithermus could regulate sinter formation and control the textural features of the resulting siliceous sinters. The presence of an array of c-di-GMP-related signal transduction proteins suggests that A. flavithermus could regulate biofilm formation in response to the environmental conditions (adapted from PubMed 19014707 and Encyclopaedia Brittanica). (HAMAP: ANOFW) |
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Bacillaceae |
Genus: | Anoxybacillus |
Species: | flavithermus |
Strain | NA |
Complete | Yes |
Sequencing centre | (13-NOV-2008) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA (17-DEC-2007) Microbiology, University of Hawaii, 2538 McCarthy Mall, Snyder Hall, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA |
Sequencing quality | Level 6: Finished |
Sequencing depth | NA |
Sequencing method | NA |
Isolation site | waste water drain at the Wairakei geothermal power station in New Zealand |
Isolation country | New Zealand |
Number of replicons | 1 |
Gram staining properties | Positive |
Shape | Bacilli |
Mobility | Yes |
Flagellar presence | Yes? |
Number of membranes | 1 |
Oxygen requirements | Facultative |
Optimal temperature | 60.0 |
Temperature range | Thermophilic |
Habitat | Specialized |
Biotic relationship | Free living |
Host name | NA |
Cell arrangement | NA |
Sporulation | Sporulating |
Metabolism | NA |
Energy source | NA |
Diseases | NA |
Pathogenicity | No |
Glycolysis / Gluconeogenesis
Citrate cycle (TCA cycle)
Pentose phosphate pathway
Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies
Purine metabolism
Pyrimidine metabolism
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
Cysteine and methionine metabolism
Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
Lysine biosynthesis
Histidine metabolism
Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis
Selenocompound metabolism
D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism
D-Alanine metabolism
Starch and sucrose metabolism
Peptidoglycan biosynthesis
Pyruvate metabolism
Butanoate metabolism
C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
One carbon pool by folate
Thiamine metabolism
Riboflavin metabolism
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
Biotin metabolism
Lipoic acid metabolism
Folate biosynthesis
Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
Sulfur metabolism
Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis
Citrate cycle (TCA cycle)
Pentose phosphate pathway
Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies
Purine metabolism
Pyrimidine metabolism
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
Cysteine and methionine metabolism
Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
Lysine biosynthesis
Histidine metabolism
Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis
Selenocompound metabolism
D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism
D-Alanine metabolism
Starch and sucrose metabolism
Peptidoglycan biosynthesis
Pyruvate metabolism
Butanoate metabolism
C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
One carbon pool by folate
Thiamine metabolism
Riboflavin metabolism
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
Biotin metabolism
Lipoic acid metabolism
Folate biosynthesis
Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
Sulfur metabolism
Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis