Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Standards in Genomic Sciences
Publication Date
Page Numbers
82 to 90
Volume
7
Issue
1
Abstract
Thermovibrio ammonificans type strain HB-1T is a thermophilic (Topt: 75°C), strictly anaero- bic, chemolithoautotrophic bacterium that was isolated from an active, high temperature deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the East Pacific Rise. This organism grows on mineral salts medium in the presence of CO2/H2, using NO3- or S0 as electron acceptors, which are re- duced to ammonium or hydrogen sulfide, respectively. T. ammonificans is one of only three species within the genus Thermovibrio, a member of the family Desulfurobacteriaceae, and it forms a deep branch within the phylum Aquificae. Here we report the main features of the genome of T. ammonificans strain HB-1T (DSM 15698T).