Ammonifex degensii KC4

Gram-negativeBacilliMotileAnaerobic

Kingdom

Bacillati

Phylum

Bacillota

Class

Clostridia

Order

Thermoanaerobacterales

Family

Thermoanaerobacteraceae

Genus

Ammonifex

Description

Ammonifex degensii (strain DSM 10501 / KC4) is an extremely thermophilic, strictly anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium isolated from a neutral volcanic hot spring. The temperature range for growth at is between 57 and 77 degrees Celsius, with optimum growth at 70 degrees Celsius. The optimum pH for growth is 7.5, and the optimum NaCl concentration for growth is 0.1%. Ammonifex degensii grows autotrophically by oxidation of hydrogen or formate, reducing nitrate to ammonium. Instead of nitrate, sulfate or sulfur are used as electron acceptors and H2S is formed as final product. Pyruvate is fermented to acetate, CO2, and hydrogen. (Adapted from PMID: 11539844). (EBI Integr8)

Taxonomy

KingdomBacillati
PhylumBacillota
ClassClostridia
OrderThermoanaerobacterales
FamilyThermoanaerobacteraceae
GenusAmmonifex
SpeciesAmmonifex degensii
StrainKC4

Profile

Physiology
Gram staining propertiesNegative
ShapeBacilli
MobilityYes
Flagellar presenceYes
Number of membranes1
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Ecology, Host, and Life Cycle
Oxygen requirementsAnaerobic
Optimal temperature70
Temperature rangeThermophilic
HabitatSpecialized
Biotic relationshipFree living
Host(s)Not Available
Cell arrangementNot Available
SporulationNot Available
Energy sourceChemolithoautotroph
PathogenicityNo

Genome Summary

Ammonifex degensii KC4

NC_013385.1NC_013386.1

Gene Summary

Adenine Count

5548 bp

Thymine Count

5377 bp

Guanine Count

7734 bp

Cytosine Count

9171 bp

Genome Length

27830 bp

Protein-coding Genes

27 genes

Non-Coding Genes

0 genes

# of Chromosomes/Plasmids

2

Genes

NameLocus TagUniProt IDStrand OrientationGene Start/EndProtein Molecular Weight
chromosomal replication initiator protein dnaaADEG_RS00005Not AvailablePositive191 - 152250474.0
dna polymerase iii subunit betaADEG_RS00010Not AvailablePositive1663 - 278141172.6
dna replication/repair protein recfADEG_RS00015Not AvailablePositive2800 - 387640692.5
extracellular matrix regulator rembADEG_RS00020Not AvailablePositive3898 - 41499270.31
dna topoisomerase (atp-hydrolyzing) subunit bADEG_RS00025Not AvailablePositive4168 - 607871321.4
dna gyrase subunit aADEG_RS00030Not AvailablePositive6101 - 850988660.2
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate synthase lyase subunit pdxsADEG_RS00035Not AvailablePositive8588 - 946931645.8
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate synthase glutaminase subunit pdxtADEG_RS00040Not AvailablePositive9475 - 1004721010.9
pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family proteinADEG_RS00045Not AvailablePositive10128 - 1127941471.7
phosphoglycerate dehydrogenaseADEG_RS00050Not AvailablePositive11280 - 1286357296.1

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Pathways

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Metabolites

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