Methylothermus thermalis
Classification
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Methylothermus thermalis
Description and Significance
Gram-negative, non-motile coccoids 0.6-0.8 micrometers in diameter. Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Genome Structure
Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Ecology and Pathogenesis
Japanese Hot Spring; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
References
Jun Tsubota, Bulat Ts. Eshinimaev, Valentina N. Khmelenina and Yuri A. Trotsenko. "Methylothermus thermalis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel moderately thermophilic obligate methanotroph from a hot spring in Japan". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. (2005), 55, 1877–1884.
Author
Page authored by Anthony Heidt and James Goodrow Jr., student of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.