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Table 1. Classification and general features of T. nivea JP2T according to the MIGS recommendations [17] and the NamesforLife database [18].

From: Genome sequence of the filamentous, gliding Thiothrix nivea neotype strain (JP2T)

MIGS ID

Property

Term

Evidence code

 

Current classification

Domain Bacteria

TAS [19]

 

Phylum “Proteobacteria

TAS [20,21]

 

Class Gammaproteobacteria

TAS [22]

 

Order Thiotrichales

TAS [22,23]

 

Family Thiotrichaceae

TAS [22,24]

 

Genus Thiothrix

TAS [2,4,2527]

 

Species Thiothrix nivea

TAS [1,5]

 

Type strain JP2

TAS [1]

 

Gram stain

negative

TAS [1]

 

Cell shape

rod-shaped, filaments with a sheath, rosettes

TAS [1]

 

Motility

gliding

TAS [1]

 

Sporulation

not reported

 
 

Temperature range

mesophilic, 6–34°C

TAS [1]

 

Optimum temperature

25–30°C

TAS [1]

 

Salinity

not reported

 

MIGS-22

Oxygen requirement

strictly aerobic

TAS [1]

 

Carbon source

acetate, malate, pyruvate, oxalacetate

TAS [1]

 

Energy metabolism

chemolithotroph

NAS

MIGS-6

Habitat

spring-generated, flowing, H2S-enriched waters, deep sea hydrothermal vents

TAS [28,29]

MIGS-15

Biotic relationship

free-living

TAS [1]

MIGS-14

Pathogenicity

none

TAS [1]

 

Biosafety level

1

TAS [30]

 

Isolation

H2S-enriched well water

TAS [1]

MIGS-4

Geographic location

John Pennycamp State Park, Key Largo, FL, USA

TAS [1]

MIGS-5

Sample collection time

1983 or before

NAS

MIGS-4.1

Latitude

25.13

NAS

MIGS-4.2

Longitude

−80.41

NAS

MIGS-4.3

Depth

not reported

 

MIGS-4.4

Altitude

not reported

 
  1. Evidence codes - TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from of the Gene Ontology project [31].