Hot water pond, Piscarelli Solfatara, Naples, Italy
Biosafety Level
1
Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Preceptrol®
no
Genome Sequenced Strain
Metallosphaera sedula DSM 5348, complete genome.
Type Strain
yes
Comments
Bioenergetic responses to thermal and nutritional stresses
Genome sequenced strain
Medium
ATCC® Medium 1256: Sulfolobus medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 70°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor
DSM
Chain of Custody
ATCC <-- DSM <-- K.O. Stetter and G. Huber TH2
References
Huber G, et al. Metallosphaera sedula gen. and sp. nov. represents a new genus of aerobic, metal-mobilizing, thermoacidophilic archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 12: 38-47, 1989.
Validation list no. 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 39: 495-497, 1989.
Peeples TL, Kelly RM. Bioenergetic response of the extreme thermoacidophile Metallosphaera sedula to thermal and nutritional stresses. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61: 2314-2321, 1995.
