Fervidobacterium gondwanense
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| Fervidobacterium gondwanense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Thermotogati |
| Phylum: | Thermotogota |
| Class: | Thermotogae |
| Order: | Thermotogales |
| Family: | Fervidobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Fervidobacterium |
| Species: | F. gondwanense |
| Binomial name | |
| Fervidobacterium gondwanense Andrews and Patel 1996 | |
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| This is a map of Australia with the light blue area showing the Great Artesian Basin region | |
Fervidobacterium gondwanense is a species of thermophilic anaerobic bacteria. It is non-sporulating, motile, gram-negative, and rod-shaped. F. godwanense was isolated in Great Artesian basin in Australia from non-volcanically heated geothermal waters.[1]
Fervidobacterium godwanense grows best at temperatures from 65 °C to 68 °C and does not grow at all below 44 °Celsius. F. godwanense habitat are volcanic marine or terrestrial hotsprings. This species can also live in human-made places such as hot water storage tanks.[2]
