Query: NC_018721:1071066 Psychroflexus torquis ATCC 700755 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Psychroflexus torquis; Psychroflexus; Flavobacteriaceae; Flavobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria General Information: Psychroflexus torquis is psychophilic and is an algal epiphyte. The microbe is a chemoheterotroph and requires seawater to grow and is motile by a gliding motility mechanism. Colonies produce an orange carotenoid-like pigment.
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General Information: Isolation: Water; USA, California, Lake Mono. This organism is a sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from highly alkaline soda lakes. These bacteria have a pH optimum of 10 and are able to oxidize sulfide, thiosulfate and tetrathionate.