MIGS ID | Property | Term | Evidence code |
---|---|---|---|
Current classification | Domain Bacteria | TAS [23] | |
Phylum Spirochaetae | |||
Class Spirochaetes | |||
Order Spirochaetales | |||
Family Spirochaetaceae | |||
Genus Spirochaeta | |||
Species Spirochaeta africana | TAS [1] | ||
Type strain Z-7692 | TAS [1] | ||
Gram stain | negative | TAS [1] | |
Cell shape | spiral shaped | TAS [1] | |
Motility | motile | TAS [1] | |
Sporulation | none | TAS [1] | |
Temperature range | mesophile | TAS [1] | |
Optimum temperature | 30–37°C | TAS [1] | |
Salinity | halophile | TAS [1] | |
MIGS-22 | Oxygen requirement | anaerobic, aerotolerant | TAS [1] |
Carbon source | saccharolytic, utilize carbohydrates | TAS [1] | |
Energy metabolism | chemoorganotroph | TAS [1] | |
MIGS-6 | Habitat | alkaline salt lakes, fresh water | TAS [1] |
MIGS-15 | Biotic relationship | free living | TAS [1] |
MIGS-14 | Pathogenicity | none | TAS [1] |
Biosafety level | 1 | TAS [33] | |
Isolation | bacterial bloom in the brine under trona from alkaline lake | TAS [1] | |
MIGS-4 | Geographic location | Lake Magadi (Kenya) | TAS [1] |
MIGS-5 | Sample collection time | 1993 or before | NAS |
MIGS-4.1 | Latitude | -1.945 | NAS |
MIGS-4.2 | Longitude | 36.253 | NAS |
MIGS-4.3 | Depth | not reported | |
MIGS-4.4 | Altitude | not reported |