Acidothermus†,

Actinobacteria
Actinobacteria
Acidothermales
Acidothermaceae
Alison M. Berry

Alison M. Berry

Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

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Philippe Normand

Philippe Normand

CNRS, UMR 5557, INRA, UMR 1418, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France

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Mohagheghi et al. 1986VP
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust.
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Update based on the original article by Normand, P., Berry, A. and Benson, D. R. in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust. ©2015, Bergey's Manual Trust.

Abstract

A.ci.do.ther'mus. L. masc. adj. acidus sour, acid; Gr. masc. adj. thermus hot; N.L. masc. n. Acidothermus acid and hot (loving).

Actinobacteria / Actinobacteria / Acidothermales / Acidothermaceae / Acidothermus

The genus Acidothermus contains a single species, Acidothermus cellulolyticus, isolated from a thermal spring, consisting of rods and filaments without endospores, without flagella, and with a variable Gram stain. The cells are thermophilic, acidophilic, and grow on several carbon sources including d-glucose, cellobiose, xylans, and cellulose.

DNA G + C content (mol%): 66.9 (determined by complete genome sequencing).

Type species: Acidothermus cellulolyticus Mohagheghi et al. 1986VP.

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