Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 126

Type strain: Yes

Species: Acidithiobacillus caldus

Strain Designation: KU

Culture col. no.: DSM 8584, ATCC 51756

Strain history: <- K. B. Hallberg; KU

NCBI tax ID(s): 637389 (strain), 33059 (species)

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Acidithiobacillus caldus KU is a thermophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from coal spoil enrichment culture K of P. Norris, Univ. of Warwick.

  1. Gram-negative
  2. thermophilic
  3. 16S sequence
  4. Bacteria
  5. genome sequence
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  • [Ref.: #3313] Culture collection no. DSM 8584, ATCC 51756
    [Ref.: #69809] *
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    Metabolism Occurrence, integrity and functionality of AcaML1-like viruses infecting extreme acidophiles of the Acidithiobacillus species complex. Covarrubias PC, Moya-Beltran A, Atavales J, Moya-Flores F, Tapia PS, Acuna LG, Spinelli S, Quatrini R Res Microbiol 10.1016/j.resmic.2018.07.005 2018 *
    Metabolism Diguanylate cyclase null mutant reveals that C-Di-GMP pathway regulates the motility and adherence of the extremophile bacterium Acidithiobacillus caldus. Castro M, Deane SM, Ruiz L, Rawlings DE, Guiliani N PLoS One 10.1371/journal.pone.0116399 2015 *
    Metabolism Architecture and gene repertoire of the flexible genome of the extreme acidophile Acidithiobacillus caldus. Acuna LG, Cardenas JP, Covarrubias PC, Haristoy JJ, Flores R, Nunez H, Riadi G, Shmaryahu A, Valdes J, Dopson M, Rawlings DE, Banfield JF, Holmes DS, Quatrini R PLoS One 10.1371/journal.pone.0078237 2013 *
    Genetics Complete genome sequence of temperate bacteriophage AcaML1 from the extreme acidophile Acidithiobacillus caldus ATCC 51756. Tapia P, Flores FM, Covarrubias PC, Acuna LG, Holmes DS, Quatrini R J Virol 10.1128/JVI.02261-12 2012 *
    Phylogeny Isolation and characterization of Acidithiobacillus caldus from a sulfur-oxidizing bacterial biosensor and its role in detection of toxic chemicals. Hassan SH, Van Ginkel SW, Kim SM, Yoon SH, Joo JH, Shin BS, Jeon BH, Bae W, Oh SE J Microbiol Methods 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.05.008 2010 *
    Genetics Draft genome sequence of the extremely acidophilic bacterium Acidithiobacillus caldus ATCC 51756 reveals metabolic versatility in the genus Acidithiobacillus. Valdes J, Quatrini R, Hallberg K, Dopson M, Valenzuela PD, Holmes DS J Bacteriol 10.1128/JB.00843-09 2009 *
    Phylogeny Characterization of Thiobacillus caldus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic acidophile. Hallberg KB, Lindstrom EB Microbiology (Reading) 10.1099/13500872-140-12-3451 1994 *

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