Complete genome sequence of Desulfocapsa sulfexigens, a marine deltaproteobacterium specialized in disproportionating inorganic sulfur compounds

Table 1. Classification and general features of D. sulfexigens SB164P1 according to the MIGS recommendations [14]

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code
	Current classification	Domain Bacteria	TAS [15]
		Phylum Proteobacteria	TAS [16]
		Class Deltaproteobacteria	TAS [17,18]
		Order Desulfobacterales	TAS [18,19]
		Family Desulfobulbaceae	TAS [20,21]
		Genus Desulfocapsa	TAS [12,22]
		Species Desulfocapsa sulfexigens	TAS [2,23]
	Gram stain	negative	TAS [2]
	Cell shape	rod-shaped	TAS [2]
	Motility	motile	TAS [2]
	Sporulation	non-sporulating	TAS [2]
	Temperature range	mesophilic; optimum 30° C	TAS [2]
	pH range	6.0 to 8.2	TAS [2]
MIGS-6.3	Salinity range	0.17 – 0.33 M Na⁺	TAS [2]
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirements	anaerobic	TAS [2]
	Carbon source	HCO₃⁻	TAS [2]
	Energy source	elemental sulfur, sulfite, thiosulfate	TAS [2]
MIGS-6	Habitat	marine surface sediment	TAS [2]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	free-living	TAS [2]
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	none	NAS
	Biosafety level	1	NAS
	Isolation	tidal flat sediment	NAS
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Arcachon Bay, France	TAS [2]
MIGS-5	Sample collection	1996	NAS
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	44.66	NAS
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	−1.17	NAS
MIGS-4.3	Depth	surface sediment	TAS [2]
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	Sea level	TAS [2]

TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement.

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