Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis

Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Caryophanales
Family: Alicyclobacillaceae
Genus: Alicyclobacillus
Species:
A. vulcanalis
Binomial name
Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis
Simbahan et al. 2004

Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, thermophilic bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produce endospores. It was first isolated from water in a hot spring from Coso Hot Springs, California, United States. The species was first described in 2004, and the name refers to Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metal working.[1]

The optimum growth temperature for A. vulcanalis is 55 °C, and can grow in the 35-65 °C range. The optimum pH is 4.0, and can grow in pH 2.0-6.0.[1] Many of its enzymes have been investigated for potential biotechnological uses.[2] [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Simbahan, J. (1 September 2004). "Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis sp. nov., a thermophilic, acidophilic bacterium isolated from Coso Hot Springs, California, USA". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (5): 1703–1707. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.03012-0. PMID 15388732.
  2. ^ Boyce, Angela (2015). "Characterisation of a novel thermostable endoglucanase from Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis of potential application in bioethanol production". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99 (18): 7515–7525. doi:10.1007/s00253-015-6474-8. PMID 25722023. S2CID 18641688.
  3. ^ Murphy, Jayne; Ryan, Michael P.; Walsh, Gary (2020-07-01). "Purification and Characterization of a Novel β-Galactosidase From the Thermoacidophile Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 191 (3): 1190–1206. doi:10.1007/s12010-020-03233-w. ISSN 1559-0291. PMID 32002730. S2CID 210975557.


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