''Aciditerrimonas ferrireducens'' is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bact ...
, iron-reducing, moderately
thermophilic
A thermophile is an organism—a type of extremophile—that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between . Many thermophiles are archaea, though they can be bacteria or fungi. Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earl ...
, short
rod-shaped
A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name '' Baci ...
,
acidophilic and motile bacterium from the genus ''
Aciditerrimonas'' which has been isolated from soil from a
solfataric field in
Ōwakudani
is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was created around 3,000 years ago, as a result of the explosion of the Hakone volcano.
It is a popular tourist site for its scenic views ...
in
Japan.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Aciditerrimonas ferrireducens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Actinomycetota
Bacteria described in 2011
Thermophiles
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