Acidianus brierleyi (DSM 6334, Sp3a/1)

Name: Acidianus brierleyi (DSM 6334, Sp3a/1)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 16641

Type strain

Strain Designation Sp3a/1

Culture col. no. DSM 6334 Sp3a/1

NCBI tax ID(s) 41673

Special Collections DSMZ

History <- A. H. Segerer, Univ. Regensburg, Germany <- G. Huber and K. O. Stetter; Sp3a/1

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Acidianus brierleyi Sp3a/1 is an aerobe, thermophilic prokaryote that was isolated from hot spring drainage.

aerobe thermophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 48152

DSM 6334

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:50:53

Domain Thermoproteati

Phylum Thermoproteota

Class Thermoprotei

Order Sulfolobales

Family Sulfolobaceae

Genus Acidianus

Species Acidianus brierleyi

Full scientific name Acidianus brierleyi (Zillig et al. 1980) Segerer et al. 1986

Synonyms (1)

Sulfolobus brierleyi

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Acidianus brierleyi** (1)	Type strain
16640	A. brierleyi DSM 1651, IFO 15269, NBRC 15269 (type strain)

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
2599	ACIDIANUS MEDIUM (AEROBIC) (DSMZ Medium 358)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: ACIDIANUS MEDIUM (AEROBIC) (DSMZ Medium 358) Composition: Sulfur 5.0 g/l (NH4)2SO4 1.3 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l KH2PO4 0.28 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.25 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.07 g/l FeCl3 x 6 H2O 0.02 g/l Na2B4O7 x 10 H2O 0.0045 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.0018 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00022 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 5e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3e-05 g/l VOSO4 x 2 H2O 3e-05 g/l CoSO4 x 7 H2O 1e-05 g/l Distilled water
2599	ACIDIANUS MEDIUM (ANAEROBIC) (DSMZ Medium 358a)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: ACIDIANUS MEDIUM (ANAEROBIC) (DSMZ Medium 358a; with strain-specific modifications) Composition: Sulfur 4.9505 g/l (NH4)2SO4 1.28713 g/l KH2PO4 0.277228 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.247525 g/l Yeast extract 0.19802 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.0693069 g/l FeCl3 x 6 H2O 0.019802 g/l Na2B4O7 x 10 H2O 0.00445545 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.00178218 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.000217822 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 4.95049e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 2.9703e-05 g/l VOSO4 x 2 H2O 2.9703e-05 g/l CoSO4 x 7 H2O 9.90099e-06 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
2599	positive	growth	75	thermophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
2599	aerobe
2599	anaerobe

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	ribulose monophosphate pathway	100	2 of 2
66794	acetate fermentation	100	4 of 4
66794	starch degradation	100	10 of 10
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	ethanol fermentation	100	2 of 2
66794	valine metabolism	100	9 of 9
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	flavin biosynthesis	93.33	14 of 15
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	90	9 of 10
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	86.36	19 of 22
66794	propanol degradation	85.71	6 of 7
66794	citric acid cycle	85.71	12 of 14
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	85.71	6 of 7
66794	leucine metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	82.22	37 of 45
66794	cellulose degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	threonine metabolism	80	8 of 10
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	80	4 of 5
66794	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	80	4 of 5
66794	propionate fermentation	80	8 of 10
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	80	4 of 5
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	79.41	27 of 34
66794	alanine metabolism	79.31	23 of 29
66794	photosynthesis	78.57	11 of 14
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	78.57	22 of 28
66794	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	75	6 of 8
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	72.73	8 of 11
66794	purine metabolism	71.28	67 of 94
66794	methionine metabolism	69.23	18 of 26
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	NAD metabolism	66.67	12 of 18
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	isoleucine metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	gluconeogenesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	lipid metabolism	61.29	19 of 31
66794	polyamine pathway	60.87	14 of 23
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	creatinine degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	hydrogen production	60	3 of 5
66794	glycogen metabolism	60	3 of 5
66794	glycolysis	58.82	10 of 17
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	58.33	7 of 12
66794	arginine metabolism	58.33	14 of 24
66794	non-pathway related	57.89	22 of 38
66794	tryptophan metabolism	57.89	22 of 38
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	57.69	15 of 26
66794	heme metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	mevalonate metabolism	57.14	4 of 7
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	57.14	4 of 7
66794	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	54.95	50 of 91
66794	lysine metabolism	54.76	23 of 42
66794	proline metabolism	54.55	6 of 11
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	54.55	12 of 22
66794	d-xylose degradation	54.55	6 of 11
66794	sulfate reduction	53.85	7 of 13
66794	urea cycle	53.85	7 of 13
66794	degradation of sugar acids	52	13 of 25
66794	resorcinol degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	dolichol and dolichyl phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	50	2 of 4
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	aminopropanol phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	50	3 of 6
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	cysteine metabolism	50	9 of 18
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	50	4 of 8
66794	biotin biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	histidine metabolism	48.28	14 of 29
66794	degradation of pentoses	46.43	13 of 28
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	45.45	5 of 11
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	45.45	5 of 11
66794	nitrate assimilation	44.44	4 of 9
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	43.75	7 of 16
66794	tyrosine metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	40	6 of 15
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	40	6 of 15
66794	gallate degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	3-chlorocatechol degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	degradation of hexoses	38.89	7 of 18
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	36.36	4 of 11
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	33.33	3 of 9
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	methanogenesis from CO2	33.33	4 of 12
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	33.33	3 of 9
66794	ascorbate metabolism	31.82	7 of 22
66794	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	30	3 of 10
66794	phenol degradation	30	6 of 20
66794	myo-inositol biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
66794	vitamin E metabolism	25	1 of 4
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Thermal spring
#Condition	#Thermophilic (>45°C)	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
2599	hot spring drainage	Naples, Pisciarelli	Italy	ITA	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
2599	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

GC content

2599

GC-content (mol%)31.0

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#2599	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 6334
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#66794	Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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