Bacillus infernus
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Bacillus infernus is a thermophilic, strictly anaerobic
bacterium of the genus Bacillus
that lives in deep terrestrial subsurface areas. It was first isolated in depths of 2.65 kilometres (1.6 mi) to 2.77 kilometres (1.7 mi) in the Taylorsville Triassic Basin in Virginia
, and grew well at 50 °C (122 °F) but not at 40° or 65°C.
Obligate anaerobe
Obligate anaerobes are microorganisms that live and grow in the absence of molecular oxygen; some of these are killed by oxygen. -Metabolism:...
bacterium of the genus Bacillus
Bacillus
Bacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria and a member of the division Firmicutes. Bacillus species can be obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes, and test positive for the enzyme catalase. Ubiquitous in nature, Bacillus includes both free-living and pathogenic species...
that lives in deep terrestrial subsurface areas. It was first isolated in depths of 2.65 kilometres (1.6 mi) to 2.77 kilometres (1.7 mi) in the Taylorsville Triassic Basin in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, and grew well at 50 °C (122 °F) but not at 40° or 65°C.
Popular culture
- Bacillus infernus serves as a plot devicePlot deviceA plot device is an object or character in a story whose sole purpose is to advance the plot of the story, or alternatively to overcome some difficulty in the plot....
in the 2008 remake of The Andromeda StrainThe Andromeda Strain (2008 miniseries)The Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease of extraterrestrial origin. The miniseries is more of a "reimagining" of the original Michael Crichton novel than an...
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