Anaerobic mud from an alkaline terrestrial freshwater hot spring, Kuirau Park, Rotorua, New Zealand, 1976
Biosafety Level
1
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Product Format
freeze-dried
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
yes
(type strain)
Antibiotic Resistance
Resistant to rifampin rifampicin, rifamycin AMP
Comments
Growth is inhibited by mevinolin and monensin
Medium
ATCC® Medium 2094: AN 1 medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 75.0°C
Atmosphere: Anaerobic
Name of Depositor
HW Morgan
Year of Origin
1976
References
Ronimus RS, et al. The phylogenetic position of the Thermococcus isolate AN1 based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis: a proposal that AN1 represents a new species, Thermococcus zilligii sp. nov.. Arch. Microbiol. 168: 245-248, 1997. PubMed: 9382704
Klages KU, Morgan HW. Characterization of an extremely thermophilic sulphur-metabolizing archaebacterium belonging to the Thermococcales. Arch. Microbiol. 162: 261-266, 1994.
Validation list no. 70. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 935-936, 1999.
