Acidothermus†,‡
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.