Thermithiobacillus tepidarius
| Thermithiobacillus tepidarius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Acidithiobacillales |
| Family: | Thermithiobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Thermithiobacillus |
| Species: | T.tepidarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Thermithiobacillus tepidarius | |
Thermithiobacillus tepidarius (from the Latin tepidarium; a warm bath fed by natural thermal water) is a Proteobacteria species isolated from the hot springs at Bath, Avon.[1] It was previously placed in the genus Thiobacillus.[2] The organism is a moderate thermophile (43-45°C) and an obligate aerobic chemolithotrophic autotroph. Despite having an optimum pH of 6.0–7.5, growth can continue to an acid medium of pH 4.8.[1] Growth can only occur on reduced inorganic sulfur compounds, and unlike species in the related genus Acidithiobacillus, T. tepidarius is unable to oxidise ferrous iron.[2]
References
- 1 2 Wood,A.P. & Kelly, D.P. (1986). "Chemolithotrophic metabolism of the newly-isolated moderately thermophilic, obligately autotrophic Thiobacillus tepidarius". Archives of Microbiology 144 (1): 71–77. doi:10.1007/BF00454959.
- 1 2 Kelly & Wood; Wood, AP (2000). "Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov.". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 489–500. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-2-511. PMID 10758854.
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