Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum BSA is an anaerobe, thermophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney, 3500 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: Desulfurobacterium

Species: Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum L'Haridon et al. 1998

Culture medium:

DESULFUROBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 829)

Temperature:

Growth 70 °C

Temperature range:

Thermophilic

Oxygen tolerance: anaerobe

Ability of spore formation: No

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney, 3500 m depth

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Snake Pit hydrothermal vent field

Culture collection no.: DSM 11699