Name:
Moorella thermoacetica (Fontaine et al. 1942) Collins et al. 1994
Synonym(s):
Clostridium thermoaceticum Fontaine et al. 1942
Clostridium thermaceticum Fontaine et al. 1942
DSM No.:
521, Type strain
Strain designation:
Fontaine
Other collection no.
or WDCM no.:
ATCC 35608, VPI 12954
Isolated from:
horse faeces
Country:
country of origin unknown
Date of sampling:
before 1942
Nagoya Protocol Restrictions:
There are NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain.
History:
<- J. R. Andreesen, Universit?t G?ttingen, Germany <- L. G. Ljungdahl <- H. G. Wood <- H. A. Barker <- F. E. Fontaine, University of Wisconsin, Departments of Biochemistry and Agricultural Bacteriology, Madison, USA
Genbank accession numbers:
16S rRNA gene: AY656675
complete genome: CP012369
Cultivation conditions:
Medium 60 , anaerobic, 55°C
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Summary and
additional information:
<- J. R. Andreesen, Universit?t G?ttingen, Germany <- L. G. Ljungdahl <- H. G. Wood <- H. A. Barker <- F. E. Fontaine, University of Wisconsin, Departments of Biochemistry and Agricultural Bacteriology, Madison, USA. Horse faeces; Country of origin unknown (258). Type strain. Taxonomy/description (258, 1300, 1943, 5196). Sequence accession no. 16S rRNA gene: AY656675, complete genome: CP012369. Produces acetate kinase (2186), formate dehydrogenase (2187), formyltetrahydrofolate synthase (955). Metabolism of carbohydrates (259). Biotransformation of tetrachloromethane (4306). Carbon monoxide is used as electron donor (1954). Presence of cytochrome and menaquinone (956). Strain-specific literature (954). (Medium 60, 55°C, anaerobic).
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Literature:
258, 259, 954, 955, 956, 1300, 1943, 1954, 2186, 2187, 4306, 5196
Risk group:
1 (classification according to German TRBA)
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