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 | ''S. Americana'' is an extremophile. It has been found in the highly alkaline anaerobic environment of Mono Lake, California. ''S. Americana'' can also inhabit areas with high sulfur concentrations. [1] | ||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
Revision as of 07:00, 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 the highly alkaline anaerobic environment of Mono Lake, California. S. Americana can also inhabit areas with high sulfur concentrations. [1]
Genome Structure
Cell Structure and Metabolism
Ecology
Isolation and Cultivation
References
1. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/30jul_monolake.htm
