Kyrpidia tusciae T2 is a spore-forming, thermophilic, Gram-positive bacterium that was isolated from solfatara.

Name and taxonomic classification:

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

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum,: Bacillota

Class: Bacilli

Order: Caryophanales

Family: Alicyclobacillaceae

Genus: Kyrpidia

Species: Kyrpidia tusciae

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Kyrpidia tusciae (Bonjour and Aragno 1985) Klenk et al. 2012

Synonym: Bacillus tusciae

Culture medium:

BACILLUS TUSCIAE MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 369)

Temperature:

Growth 50 °C

Temperature range:

thermophilic

Ability of spore formation: yes

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: solfatara

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Tuscany, Grosseto, near Lago, Solfatara of S. Frederigo

Country: Italy

Country ISO 3 Code: ITA

Continent: Europe

Culture collection no.: DSM 2912, IFO 15312, NBRC 15312