The moderately thermophilic bacterium Chelatococcus sambhunathii strain HT4(T) was isolated from hot spring sediment. Based upon the draft genome sequence, the genome is 4.4 Mb and encodes 4,147 proteins.

A cellulolytic and thermophilic anaerobe was isolated from soil. This bacterium made a halo on a roll-tube culture containing Avicel. Analysis of the PCR-based 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the bacterium was closely related to Moorella thermoacetica. Scanning electron microscopy showed the bacterium is a rod and has no protuberant structure on the surface of cells growing on cellulose, sug...

The thermophilic bacterium Bacillus thermoamylovorans produces highly heat-resistant spores that can contaminate food products, leading to their spoilage. Here, we present the whole-genome sequences of four B. thermoamylovorans strains, isolated from milk and acacia gum.

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is one of the few sustainable technologies that both produce energy and treat waste streams. Driven by a complex and diverse community of microbes, AD may be affected by different factors, many of which also influence the composition and activity of the microbial community. In this study, the biodiversity of microbial populations in innovative mesophilic/thermophilic te...

Ribonucleases H from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus and the mesophile Escherichia coli demonstrate a dramatic and surprising difference in their change in heat capacity upon unfolding (DeltaCp degrees ). The lower DeltaCp degrees of the thermophilic protein directly contributes to its higher thermal denaturation temperature (Tm). We propose that this DeltaCp degrees difference ...

background and objectives: leucine dehydrogenase (leudh; ec 1.4.1.9) belongs to the amino acid dehydrogenase family and isused as a biocatalyst in medical and pharmaceutical industries (1). this study reported deals with the isolation and characterization of leudh from a thermophilic bacterium isolated from jask port in the province of hormozgan. materials and methods: aliquots of soil and wate...