From: Genome sequence of the sulfur-oxidizing Bathymodiolus thermophilus gill endosymbiont
MIGS ID | Property | Term | Evidence code a |
---|---|---|---|
Classification | Domain Bacteria | TAS [43] | |
Phylum Proteobacteria | TAS [44] | ||
Class Gammaproteobacteria | TAS [45] | ||
Order Unclassified | NAS | ||
Family Unclassified, S-oxidizing symbionts | TAS [46] | ||
Genus Candidatus Thioglobus | TAS [25] | ||
Species Candidatus Thioglobus thermophilus | TAS [25] | ||
(Type) strain NA | NAS | ||
Gram stain | Negative | TAS [18] | |
Cell shape | Coccoid or short rods | TAS [9], IDA | |
Motility | Non-motile inside the host; a putative free-living stage of the symbiont is likely motile, but no direct evidence exists | NAS | |
Sporulation | Unknown | ||
Temperature range | 4 °C - 14 °C (shows psychrophilic growth characteristics) | TAS [10] | |
Optimum temperature | Unknown | ||
pH range; Optimum | 6.9–8.0; unknown | TAS [47] | |
Carbon source | CO2 (autotroph) | ||
Energy source | H2S and S2O3 2− (chemotroph) | ||
Terminal electron acceptor | O2, NO3 2− | TAS [11] | |
MIGS-6 | Habitat | Intracellular endosymbiont of marine bivalve inhabiting hydrothermal vents | IDA |
MIGS-6.3 | Salinity | 35.42 PSU | IDA |
MIGS − 22 | Oxygen | Aerobic (facultative) | TAS [11] |
MIGS-15 | Biotic relationship | Symbiont | |
MIGS-14 | Pathogenicity | Non-pathogenic | NAS |
MIGS-4 | Geographic location | East Pacific Rise (EPR) 9°N | IDA |
MIGS-5 | Sample collection | January 2014 | IDA |
MIGS-4.1 | Latitude | 9° 50.39′ N | IDA |
MIGS-4.2 | Longitude | 104° 17.49′ W | IDA |
MIGS-4.3 | Altitude | -2511 m | IDA |