Query: NC_015387:1898496 Marinithermus hydrothermalis DSM 14884 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Marinithermus hydrothermalis; Marinithermus; Thermaceae; Thermales; Deinococcus-Thermus; Bacteria General Information: Environment: Marine; Isolation: deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney sample; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 67.5C; Country:Japan: Izu-Bonin Arc, Suiyo Seamount. This is a strictly aerobic, thermophilic marine bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney sample collected from the Suiyo Seamount in the Izu-Bonin Arc, Japan, at a depth of 1385 m.
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General Information: This strain was enriched as a hydrocarbon-oxidizing chlorate-reducer from the Potomac River, Maryland, USA. This organism is the first one to have the capability of benzene oxidation in pure anaerobic culture by coupling it to nitrate reduction which is of importance due to the anaerobic environments often found in bioremediation projects. It can reduce perchlorate and chlorate to chloride. This organism may be used for bioremediation as it can oxidize aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, including benzene, in the absence of oxygen. Benzene is an important pollutant, and is used in many manufacturing processes and is a component of diesel fuel.