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Ignicoccus hospitalis sp. nov., the host of 'Nanoarchaeum equitans'
- Source :
- International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology. 57(Pt 4)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- A novel chemolithoautotrophic and hyperthermophilic member of the genus Ignicoccus was isolated from a submarine hydrothermal system at the Kolbeinsey Ridge, to the north of Iceland. The new isolate showed high similarity to the two species described to date, Ignicoccus islandicus and Ignicoccus pacificus, in its physiological properties as well as in its unique cell architecture. However, phylogenetic analysis and investigations on the protein composition of the outer membrane demonstrated that the new isolate was clearly distinct from I. islandicus and I. pacificus. Furthermore, it is the only organism known so far which is able to serve as a host for ‘Nanoarchaeum equitans’, the only cultivated member of the ‘Nanoarchaeota’. Therefore, the new isolate represents a novel species of the genus Ignicoccus, which we name Ignicoccus hospitalis sp. nov. (type strain KIN4/IT=DSM 18386T=JCM 14125T).
- Subjects :
- Genetics
Base Composition
Chemoautotrophic Growth
Phylogenetic tree
Ignicoccus
Desulfurococcaceae
Molecular Sequence Data
Iceland
Zoology
Membrane Proteins
General Medicine
Genus Ignicoccus
Biology
biology.organism_classification
Microbiology
Phylogenetics
Ignicoccus islandicus
Nanoarchaeota
Nanoarchaeum equitans
Taxonomy (biology)
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Phylogeny
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14665026
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- Pt 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fc155a4a5390a12abd8cc64f8fef4104