Complete genome sequence of Sphaerobacter thermophilus type strain (S 6022T)

Table 1. Classification and general features of S. thermophilus S 6022^T in accordance to the MIGS recommendations [10]

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code
	Current classification	Domain Bacteria	TAS [11]
		Phylum Chloroflexi	TAS [12]
		Class Thermomicrobia	TAS [11–14]
		Order Sphaerobacterales	TAS [15]
		Suborder Sphaerobacterineae	TAS [16]
		Family Sphaerobacteraceae	TAS [15]
		Genus Sphaerobacter	TAS [1]
		Species Sphaerobacter thermophilus	TAS [1]
		Type strain S 6022
	Gram stain	positive	TAS [1]
	Cell shape	coccoid rods, irregular club- or dump-bell shaped	TAS [1]
	Motility	nonmotile	TAS [1]
	Sporulation	nonsporulating	TAS [1]
	Temperature range	thermophile, minimum 40–65°C	TAS [1,2]
	Optimum temperature	55°C, pH 8.5	TAS [1]
	Salinity	not reported
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	obligate aerobic	TAS [1]
	Carbon source	starch	NAS
	Energy source	unknown
MIGS-6	Habitat	thermal treated sewage sludge	TAS [2]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	free living	NAS
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	none	NAS
	Biosafety level	1	TAS [17]
	Isolation	thermal treated sewage sludge	TAS [2]
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Munich, Germany	TAS [2]
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	between 1973 and 1988, probably 1984	TAS [1]
MIGS-4.1	Latitude, Longitude	48.139, 11.58	NAS
MIGS-4.2	Latitude, Longitude	48.139, 11.58	NAS
MIGS-4.3	Depth	0 m	NAS
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	518 m	NAS

Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay (first time in publication); 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 [18]. If the evidence code is IDA, then the property was directly observed for a live isolate by one of the authors or an expert mentioned in the acknowledgements.

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