Thermocrinis minervae CR11 is a microaerophile, chemolithotroph, thermophilic bacterium that was isolated from terrestrial hot spring. 

Name and taxonomic classification:

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

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Aquificota

Class: Aquificia

Order: Aquificales

Family: Aquificaceae

Genus: Thermocrinis

Species: Thermocrinis minervae

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Thermocrinis minervae Caldwell et al. 2010

Culture medium:

MS-MEDIUM (MODIFIED) (DSMZ Medium 1145)

Temperature:

Growth: 75 °C

Growth: 65-85 °C

Optimum: 75 °C

Temperature range:

Hyperthermophilic

Thermophilic

Oxygen tolerance: microaerophile

Nutrition type: chemolithotroph

Ability of spore formation: No

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: terrestrial hot spring

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Rincón de la Vieja volcano, south-western foothills

Country: Costa Rica

Country ISO 3 Code: CRI

Continent: Middle and South America

Culture col. no.: DSM 19557, ATCC BAA-1533