| Metallosphaera sedula |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Archaea Extremely Thermophilic Archaeobacteria |
| Compare | Acidianus Desulfurococcus, Desulfurolobus ambivalens Hyperthermus butylicus , Metallosphaera sedula Pyrobaculum Pyrococcus, Pyrodictium Staphylothermus marinus Sulfolobus Thermococcus Thermodiscus maritimus Thermofilum, Thermoproteus |
| Contrast | Archaea
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| Subset |
| Morphology | Metallosphaera sedula |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram negative |
| Morphology | regular to slightly irregular coccoid cells (0.8-1.2 um) |
| Motility | |
| Specialized structures |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Metallosphaera sedula |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | chemolithoautotrophic and organotrophic |
| Oxygen | strict aerobe |
| pH | pH 1.0-4.5 |
| Temperature | range 50-80 oC optimum 75 oC |
| Requires | chemolithotrophic growth occurs in
sulfide occurs such as pyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite
or elemental sulfur Organotrophic growth occurs on yeast extract, beef extract, peptone, trptone, and casamino acids |
| Products | sugars are not used |
| Enzymes | |
| Unique features | Metallosphaera extract metal ions from sulfidic ores and produce sulfuric acids |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | isolated from Sofatatic fields in Italy |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Metallosphaera sedula |
| G+C Mol % |
| Reference | Metallosphaera sedula |
| First citation | Huber et al 1989 Syst. Appl Microbiol 12: 38-47 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 749-750 |
| References |