Desulfonauticus submarinus 6N is an anaerobe, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from matrixes of Alvinella and Riftia, deep-sea hydrothermal vent samples, 2600 m depth.

Name and taxonomic classification: 

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

Domain: "Bacteria" 

Phylum: Pseudomonadota 

Class: Deltaproteobacteria 

Order: Desulfovibrionales 

Family: Desulfohalobiaceae 

Genus: Desulfonauticus 

Species: Desulfonauticus submarinus 

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Desulfonauticus submarinus Audiffrin et al. 2003  

Culture medium:  

DESULFONAUTICUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 383b)

Temperature: 

Growth 45 °C 

Oxygen tolerance: anaerobe 

Ability of spore formation: No 

Isolation, sampling and environmental information: 

Sample type/isolated from: matrixes of Alvinella and Riftia, deep-sea hydrothermal vent samples, 2600 m depth,  

Host species: Alvinella;Riftia 

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): East-Pacific Rise, Grandbonum vent site, 13.0000°/-103.9330° 

Country: International waters

Culture col. no.: DSM 15269, CIP 107713