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==Description and Significance==
==Description and Significance==
''S. Americana<br />'' is an extremophile. It has been found in highly alkaline anaerobic environements such as Mono Lake, California. ''S. Americana<br />'' 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.


==Genome Structure==
==Genome Structure==

Revision as of 05:12, 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.

Genome Structure

Cell Structure and Metabolism

Ecology

Isolation and Cultivation

References