| Cross Index | Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria , Budding and/or Appendaged Bacteria |
| Compare | Prosthecate Bacteria: Ancalomicrobium adetum Asticcacaulis Caulobacter Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum, Filomicrobium fusiforme,
Hirschia baltica,
Hyphomicrobium Hyphomonas, Labrys monachus , Pedomicrobium, Prosthecobacter fusiformis,
Prosthecomicrobium,
Stella, Verrucomicrobium spinosum Non Prosthecate Bacteria Angulomicrobium tetraedrale Blastobacter Ensifer adherans,Gallionella ferrunginea Gemmiger formicilis, Nevskia ramosa, Seliberia stellata Planctomycetales Planctomyces, Gemmata obscuriglobus , Isosphaera pallida, Pirelulla |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | |
| Morphology | spherical to tetrahedral cells with up to four prosthecae |
| Motility | buds formed at the tips of the prosthecae are non motile |
| Specialized structures | prosthecae may branch and may have pili, PHB may be stored |
| Division | budding |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid | cells remain aggregated to form clusters |
| Growth Parameters | Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | chemoorganotrophic |
| Oxygen | aerobic |
| pH | |
| Temperature | moderate thermophile 35-55 oC |
| Requirements | Moderate halophile (8-222% salinity) yeast extract required for growth. Uses acetate and other organic acids as carbon source, amino acids or yeast extract as nitrogen sources. Do not use ammonia, nitrate or urea |
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| Enzymes | |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | saline ponds and lakes |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum |
| G+C Mol % |
| Reference | Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum |
| First citation | Hirsch and Hoffman
1989 Syst Appl. Microbiol 11: 291-301 Hirsch and Hoffman 1989 IJSB 39:495 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 459-461 |
| References |