Shells regular to irregular (1-1.5 microns in diameter), isolated, in pairs or aggregates.Anaerobic heterotrophic poly-and disaccharides. Electron acceptor not required. Elemental sulfur and NaCl are growth inhibitors. Resistant to novobiocin and streptomycin sensitive to erythromycin, chloramphenicol and rifampicin. Extreme thermophilic acidophilic moderate, with an optimum temperature of 92 to 95 ° C (85-98 ° C), pH 6.4 (5.4 to 7) and without NaCl (<5 g / l). DNA: 53 mol% G+ C. One species isolated from hot springs neutral ground, Ignisphaera aggregans .
-- Edited by HoiChamber on Monday 17th of September 2012 04:54:57 AM
