Complete genome sequence of Thermosphaera aggregans type strain (M11TLT)

Table 1. Classification and general features of T. aggregans strain M11TL^T according to the MIGS recommendations [13]

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code
	Current classification	Domain Archaea	TAS [14]
		Phylum Crenarchaeota	TAS [15]
		Class Thermoprotei	TAS [16]
		Order Desulfurococcales	TAS [17]
		Family Desulfurococcaceae	TAS [3]
		Genus Thermosphaera	TAS [1]
		Species Thermosphaera aggregans	TAS [1]
		Type strain M11TL	TAS [1]
	Gram stain	not reported
	Cell shape	coccoid, grapelike aggregates	TAS [1]
	Motility	not reported (flagella present)	TAS [1]
	Sporulation	non-sporulating	TAS [1]
	Temperature range	67-90°C	TAS [1]
	Optimum temperature	85°C	TAS [1]
	Salinity	not determined
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	aerobic	TAS [1]
	Carbon source	yeast extract, peptone, gelatin, amino acids, heat-treated xylan, glucose	TAS [1]
	Energy source	see above	TAS [1]
MIGS-6	Habitat	hot, pH neutral, solfataric springs	TAS [1]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	unknown
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	none	TAS [18]
	Biosafety level	1	TAS [18]
	Isolation	water/sediment sample	TAS [1]
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Obsidian Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA	TAS [1]
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	1994 or before	NAS
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	44.806	NAS
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	−110.448	NAS
MIGS-4.3	Depth	not reported
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	not reported

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 the Gene Ontology project [19]. 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 acknowledgments.

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