Chloroflexus aurantiacus Pierson and Castenholz ATCC ® 29363&trade

Permits	These permits may be required for shipping this product: Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. This material is distributed for research purposes only and is part of the National Park Service Special Collection. A signed MTA is required prior to shipment for non-commercial customers. A licensing agreement is required from the National Park Service for commercial customers.
Strain Designations	396-1
Application	Oxidizes sulfide Biotechnology
Isolation	Hot spring Wyoming, United States
Type Strain	no
Biosafety Level	1
Product Format	freeze-dried

Type Strain	no
Comments	Description Lack of diazotrophy

Medium	ATCC^® Medium 920: Chloroflexus medium
Growth Conditions	Temperature: 50.0°C Atmosphere: Under 100 foot candles tungsten

Name of Depositor	MT Madigan
Special Collection	National Park Service Special Collection (NPS)
Isolation	Hot spring Wyoming, United States
Geographical Isolation	Yellowstone National Park
References	Pierson BK, Castenholz RW. A phototrophic gliding filamentous bacterium of hot springs, Chloroflexus aurantiacus, gen. and sp. nov.. Arch. Microbiol. 100: 5-24, 1974. PubMed: 4374148 Madigan MT, Brock TD. Photosynthetic sulfide oxidation by Chloroflexus aurantiacus, a filamentous, photosynthetic, gliding bacterium. J. Bacteriol. 122: 782-784, 1975. PubMed: 1092670 Heda GD, Madigan MT. Utilization of amino acids and lack of diazotrophy in the thermophilic anoxygenic phototroph Chloroflexus aurantiacus. J. Gen. Microbiol. 132: 2469-2473, 1986. alkaline hot springs, Yellowstone National Park

Permits

These permits may be required for shipping this product:

Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment.
This material is distributed for research purposes only and is part of the National Park Service Special Collection. A signed MTA is required prior to shipment for non-commercial customers. A licensing agreement is required from the National Park Service for commercial customers.

Basic Documentation

Chloroflexus aurantiacus Pierson and Castenholz (ATCC® 29363™)