Balnearium lithotrophicum 17S is an anaerobe, spore-forming, motile bacterium that was isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent, 1385 m depth.

Name and taxonomic classification:

Last LPSN update: 14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Aquificota

Class: Aquificia

Order: Desulfurobacteriales

Family: Desulfurobacteriaceae

Genus: Balnearium

Species: Balnearium lithotrophicum

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Balnearium lithotrophicum Takai et al. 2003

Culture medium:

DESULFUROBACTERIUM CRINIFEX MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 829c)

Temperature:

Growth 70 °C

Growth 35 -65°C

Optimum: 55 °C

pH:

Optimum 5.9

Growth 4.9-7.2

Oxygen tolerance: anaerobe

Ability of spore formation: No

Ability of spore formation: Yes

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: deep-sea hydrothermal vent, 1385 m depth

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Suiyo Seamount in the Izu-Bonin Arc, 28.5667°/140.6330°

Country: Japan 

Country ISO 3 Code: JPN

Continent: Asia

Culture col. no.: DSM 16304, ATCC BAA-736, JCM 11970