General Information: Candidatus Ruthia magnifica is a chemoautotrophic bacteria that lives symbiotically in the gut of a giant clam. This organism is an endosymbiont of the hydrothermal vent clam Calyptogena magnifica.
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General Information: Isolation: Hot spring run-off in Iceland; Country: Iceland; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 48C; Habitat: Fresh water. This organism is a thermophilic, acidophilic bacterium that grows optimiums of 45-50 degrees C and pH2. This organism is able to oxidize ferric iron to ferrous iron.