MIGS ID | Property | Term | Evidence code |
---|---|---|---|
Current classification | Domain Bacteria | TAS [4] | |
Phylum Firmicutes | |||
Class Bacilli | |||
Order Bacillales | |||
Family Bacillaceae | |||
Genus Bacillus | |||
Species Bacillus tusciae | |||
Type strain T2 | TAS [1] | ||
Revised classification | Family Alicyclobacillaceae | ||
Genus Kyrpidia | NAS | ||
Species Kyrpidia tusciae | NAS | ||
Gram stain | positive | TAS [1] | |
Cell shape | straight rods | TAS [1] | |
Motility | not reported, but lateral flagella visible | TAS [1] | |
Sporulation | sporulating | TAS [1] | |
Temperature range | thermophile, grows > 47°, < 65°C | TAS [1] | |
Optimum temperature | 55°C | TAS [1] | |
Salinity | not reported | ||
MIGS-22 | Oxygen requirement | aerobic | TAS [1] |
Carbon source | short chain fatty acids, amino acids and alcohols | TAS [1] | |
Energy metabolism | facultatively chemolithoautotroph | TAS [1] | |
MIGS-6 | Habitat | hot, acidic solfatara fields | TAS [1] |
MIGS-15 | Biotic relationship | free living | TAS [17] |
MIGS-14 | Pathogenicity | none | NAS |
Biosafety level | 1 | TAS [1] | |
Isolation | ponds in solfatara | TAS [1] | |
MIGS-4 | Geographic location | San Frederigo, near Lago, Tuscany (Italy) | TAS [1] |
MIGS-5 | Sample collection time | about or before 1984 | TAS [1] |
MIGS-4.1 | Latitude | 43.33 | NAS |
MIGS-4.2 | Longitude | 10.50 | |
MIGS-4.3 | Depth | not reported | |
MIGS-4.4 | Altitude | about 155 m | NAS |