Thermoanaerobacter kivui LKT-1 is an anaerobe, spore-forming bacterium that was isolated from mud.

Name and taxonomic classification:

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

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Bacillota

Class: Clostridia

Order: Thermoanaerobacterales

Family: Thermoanaerobacteraceae

Genus: Thermoanaerobacter

Species: Thermoanaerobacter kivui

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Thermoanaerobacter kivui (Leigh and Wolfe 1983) Collins et al. 1994

Synonym: Acetogenium kivui

Culture medium:

METHANOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 119)

THERMOANAEROBACTER KIVUI MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 171)

Temperature:

Growth: 60 °C

Oxygen tolerance: anaerobe

Ability of spore formation: Yes

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: mud

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): (formerly Zaire) Lake Kivu

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Country ISO 3 Code: COD

Continent: Africa

Culture col. no.: DSM 2030, ATCC 33488