Bacillus infernus TH-23 is an anaerobe, thermophilic prokaryote that was isolated from core sample from 2.7 km depth.
anaerobe thermophilic 16S sequence
SI-ID 92592
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2025-12-16 09:47:02 |
| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Caryophanales |
| Family Bacillaceae |
| Genus Bacillus |
| Species Bacillus infernus |
| Full scientific name Bacillus infernus Boone et al. 1995 |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Bacillus infernus (1) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 1147 | B. infernus TH-22, DSM 10276, OCM 458 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3876 | BACILLUS INFERNUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 705) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: BACILLUS INFERNUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 705) Composition: Fe(III)-citrate x 5 H2O 6.7 g/l NaCl 5.8 g/l Yeast extract 2.0 g/l Trypticase peptone 2.0 g/l Na-lactate 1.2 g/l NH4Cl 1.0 g/l MgCl2 x 6 H2O 1.0 g/l Na-acetate 0.8 g/l 2-Mercaptoethanesulfonic acid 0.5 g/l K2HPO4 x 3 H2O 0.4 g/l Na2-EDTA x 2 H2O 0.005 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.0015 g/l ZnCl2 0.001 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.001 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.001 g/l AlCl3 x 6 H2O 0.0004 g/l Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 0.0004 g/l Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 0.0003 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 0.0002 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.0002 g/l H3BO3 0.0001 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.0001 g/l NaOH Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3876 | positive | growth | 55 | thermophilic |
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3876 | core sample from 2.7 km depth | Virginia, Taylorsville Triassic Basin | USA | USA | North America |
Global distribution of 16S sequence U20385 (>99% sequence identity) for Bacillus infernus subclade from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
476 |
 Soil Samples |
2255 |
 Animal Samples |
518 |
 Plant Samples |
292 |
| Total Samples | 3541 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3876 | Bacillus infernus strain TH-23 16S small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | U20385 | 1508 |   | 38072 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Characterization of microbial communities removing nitrogen oxides from flue gas: the BioDeNOx process. | Kumaraswamy R, van Dongen U, Kuenen JG, Abma W, van Loosdrecht MC, Muyzer G. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.71.10.6345-6352.2005 | 2005 |  |
| Phylogeny | Bacillus infernus sp. nov., an Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-reducing anaerobe from the deep terrestrial subsurface. | Boone DR, Liu Y, Zhao ZJ, Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Stevens TO, Aldrich HC | Int J Syst Bacteriol | 10.1099/00207713-45-3-441 | 1995 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive1148.20251217.10
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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