Bacillus infernus
| Bacillus infernus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Division: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Bacillus |
| Species: | B. infernus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bacillus infernus | |
Bacillus infernus is a thermophilic, strictly anaerobic bacterium of the genus Bacillus that lives in deep terrestrial subsurface areas. It was first isolated in depths of 2.65 kilometres (1.65 mi) to 2.77 kilometres (1.72 mi) in the Taylorsville Triassic Basin in Virginia, and grew well at 50 °C (122 °F) but not at 40° or 65°C.[1]
Popular culture
- Bacillus infernus serves as a plot device in the 2008 miniseries remake of The Andromeda Strain.
References
- ↑ Boone, David R.; et al. (July 1995). "Bacillus infernus sp. nov., an Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-Reducing Anaerobe from the Deep Terrestrial Subsurface" (PDF). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 45 (3): 441–448. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-3-441. PMID 8590670.
- Aldrich, Henry. "Microbe from the Deep". Microbe Zoo. Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology.
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