Acidianus infernus So4a is an anaerobe, spore-forming, hyperthermophilic archaeon that was isolated from mud, solfatara crater.

Name and taxonomic classification:

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

Domain: "Archaea"

Phylum: Thermoproteota

Class: Thermoprotei

Order: Sulfolobales

Family: Sulfolobaceae

Genus: Acidianus

Species: Acidianus infernus

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Acidianus infernus Segerer et al. 1986

Synonym: No

Culture medium:

ACIDIANUS MEDIUM (ANAEROBIC) (DSMZ Medium 358a)

Temperature:

Growth 88 °C

Growth 85 °C

Temperature range:

Hyperthermophilic

thermophilic

Oxygen tolerance:

Anaerobe

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: mud, solfatara crater

Country: Italy

Country ISO 3 Code: ITA

Continent: Europe

Culture collection no.: DSM 3191, NBRC 106462, JCM 8955, IFO 15270, NBRC 15270