Description of Thermus thermophilus (Yoshida and Oshima) comb. nov., a Nonsporulating Thermophilic Bacterium from a Japanese Thermal Spa

Oshima, Tairo; Imahori, Kazutomo

doi:10.1099/00207713-24-1-102

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Description of Thermus thermophilus (Yoshida and Oshima) comb. nov., a Nonsporulating Thermophilic Bacterium from a Japanese Thermal Spa

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Authors:

Tairo Oshima

Kazutomo Imahori

Abstract

The properties of an extremely thermophilic bacterium isolated from water at a Japanese hot spring and previously named Flavobacterium thermophilum are described. The cells are gram-negative, nonsporulating, aerobic rods containing yellow pigment. The optimum temperature for growth is between 65 and...

Subject

Thermophile

Mesophile

Thermus thermophilus

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