Query: NC_017095:1627686 Fervidobacterium pennivorans DSM 9078 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Fervidobacterium pennivorans; Fervidobacterium; Thermotogaceae; Thermotogales; Thermotogae; Bacteria General Information: Country: Italy; Environment: Hot spring, Mud, Sediment; Isolation: hot mud of spa; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 65C. This organism is an extreme thermophilic member of the Thermotogales and has the characteristic morphology of one or more cells contained in a sheath-like envelope which extends beyond the cell wall. This organism produces a protease which is able to degrade keratin.
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General Information: This organism is a spontaneous nalidixic acid-resistant derivative of a wild-type strain (G100A) that was isolated from an oil well corrosion site. It has been cured of a 2.3 Kb cryptic plasmid as well. This organism is one of the few extensively studied sulfate-reducing bacteria.