Lineage: Mahella australiensis; Mahella; Thermoanaerobacterales Family IV; Thermoanaerobacterales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Country: Australia; Environment: Oil fields; Isolation: Riverslea oil field in the Bowen-Surat; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 50C. Mahella australiensis is a spore-forming thermophile and was originally isolated from an Australian oil reservoir.