Spirochaeta americana: Difference between revisions
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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
''S. Americana'' is an extremophile. It has been found in highly alkaline anaerobic environements such as Mono Lake, California. ''S. Americana'' can also inhabit areas with high sulfur concentrations. | ''S. Americana'' is an extremophile. It has been found in highly alkaline anaerobic environements such as Mono Lake, California. ''S. Americana'' can also inhabit areas with high sulfur concentrations. [1] | ||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
Revision as of 06:54, 13 March 2008
Classification
Higher order taxa:
Domain Bacteria; Phylum Spirochetes; Class Spirochetes; Order Spirochaetales; Family Spirochaeta; Genus Spirochaeta; Species Spirochaeta americana
Description and Significance
S. Americana is an extremophile. It has been found in highly alkaline anaerobic environements such as Mono Lake, California. S. Americana can also inhabit areas with high sulfur concentrations. [1]
