Rubrobacter spartanus HPK2-2 is a bacterium that was isolated from soil adjacent to a volcano caldera.
16S sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Rubrobacteria |
| Order Rubrobacterales |
| Family Rubrobacteraceae |
| Genus Rubrobacter |
| Species Rubrobacter spartanus |
| Full scientific name Rubrobacter spartanus Norman et al. 2017 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42395 | RUBROBACTER CARBOXYDOVORANS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1606) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: RUBROBACTER CARBOXYDOVORANS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1606) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Na2HPO4 x 2 H2O 4.5 g/l KH2PO4 1.5 g/l Tryptone 1.0 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.2 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.01 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.01 g/l Ferric ammonium citrate 0.005 g/l H3BO3 0.0009 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.0006 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0003 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 9e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 9e-05 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 6e-05 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 3e-05 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42395 | positive | growth | 50 |
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Soil | |
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Volcanic |
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42395 | soil adjacent to a volcano caldera | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | USA | USA | North America |
Global distribution of 16S sequence KY441442 (>99% sequence identity) for Rubrobacter spartanus subclade from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
3 |
 Soil Samples |
19 |
 Animal Samples |
7 |
 Plant Samples |
4 |
| Total Samples | 33 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42395 | Rubrobacter spartanus 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | KY441442 | 1395 |   | 1933902 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The First Insight into Polyhydroxyalkanoates Accumulation in Multi-Extremophilic Rubrobacter xylanophilus and Rubrobacter spartanus. | Kourilova X, Schwarzerova J, Pernicova I, Sedlar K, Mrazova K, Krzyzanek V, Nebesarova J, Obruca S. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms9050909 | 2021 |  | |
| Phylogeny | Rubrobacter spartanus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic oligotrophic bacterium isolated from volcanic soil. | Norman JS, King GM, Friesen ML | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijsem.0.002175 | 2017 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive139787.20251217.10
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