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Table 1 Classification and general features of D. alkaliphilus AHT2T

From: Complete genome sequence of Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus strain AHT2T, a haloalkaliphilic sulfidogen from Egyptian hypersaline alkaline lakes

MIGS ID

Property

Term

Evidence code

 

Classification

Domain: Bacteria

TAS [39]

Phylum: Proteobacteria

TAS [40, 41]

Class: Deltaproteobacteria

TAS [42, 43]

Order: Desulfobacterales

TAS [43, 44]

Family: Desulfobulbaceae

TAS [43, 45]

Genus: Desulfurivibrio

TAS [3, 46]

Species: Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus

TAS [3, 46]

Type strain: AHT2T

TAS [3]

 

Gram stain

negative

 

Cell shape

rod-shaped

Motility

non-motile

Sporulation

nonsporulating

Temperature range

mesophile

Optimum temperature

35

 

pH range; Optimum

8.5–10.3; 9.5

TAS [3]

Carbon source

acetate, HCO3 −

TAS [3]

GS-6

Habitat

hypersaline alkaline lake sediments

 

MIGS-6.3

Salinity

moderately salt-tolerant

MIGS-22

Oxygen requirement

anaerobe

MIGS-15

Biotic relationship

free living

MIGS-14

Pathogenicity

none

MIGS-4

Geographic location

Wadi al Natrun, Libyan Desert (Egypt)

MIGS-5

Sample collection

September 2000

MIGS-4.1

Latitude – Longitude

30° 24′ N

MIGS-4.2

 

30° 18′ E

 

MIGS-4.3

Depth

0–10 cm

TAS [3]

MIGS-4.4

Altitude

−20 m

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