Thermaerobacter Takai et al. 1999
General information
Description and emendation
Rod-shaped, Gram-variable bacterium. Non-motile and no flagellum. Aerobic and thermophilic. Neutrophilic heterotroph. Requirement for sea salts for growth. Able to utilize various organic substrates such as yeast extract, peptone, cellulose, starch, chitin, casein, Casamino acids, a variety of sugars, carboxylic acids and amino acids. G+C content of genomic DNA is about 73 mol%. Major cellular fatty acids are iso-C17:0, C14:1, anteiso-C17:0, iso-C15:0, anteiso-C15:0, C16:0 and C18:0. Members of the genus Thermaerobacter occur in not only marine hydrothermal vent environments but also the world's deepest sea-floor at a depth of 10897 m.
1: Rod-shaped, may or may not form spores. Gram-variable cells are non-motile and flagella are absent. Aerobic and thermophilic. Heterotrophic. Grows at neutral to alkaline pH. NaCl may or may not be required for growth. May utilize organic substrates such as yeast extract, peptone, cellulose, starch, chitin, casein, Casamino acids, a variety of sugars, carboxylic acids and amino acids. Major cellular fatty acids are iso-C17:0, C14:1, anteiso-C17:0, iso-C15:0, anteiso-C15:0, C16:0 and C18:0. Thermaerobacter species habitats known so far include deep sea-foor environments, hydrothermal vents and subterranean thermal environments such as the Great Artesian Basin of Australia. The G+C content of genomic DNA is 71-73 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M021702010023002 | Thermaerobacter composti | Species | 554949 |
M021702010023003 | Thermaerobacter litoralis | Species | 317015 |
M021702010022001 | Thermaerobacter marianensis | Species | 73919 |
M021702010023004 | Thermaerobacter nagasakiensis | Species | 159723 |
M021702010023005 | Thermaerobacter subterraneus | Species | 175696 |