Sediminispirochaeta smaragdinae DSM 11293 is an anaerobe, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from oil field production waters.

Name and taxonomic classification:

Last LPSN update: 14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Spirochaetota

Class: Spirochaetia

Order: Spirochaetales

Family: Spirochaetaceae

Genus: Sediminispirochaeta

Species: Sediminispirochaeta smaragdinae

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Sediminispirochaeta smaragdinae (Magot et al. 1998) Shivani et al. 2016

Synonym: Spirochaeta smaragdinae

Culture medium:

SEDIMINISPIROCHAETA SMARAGDINAE MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 819)

Temperature:

Growth: 35 °C

Growth: 37 °C 

Oxygen tolerance: anaerobe

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: oil field production waters

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Emeraude oil fields

Country: Republic of the Congo

Country ISO 3 Code: COG

Continent: Africa

Culture col. no.: DSM 11293, JCM 15392, SEBR 4228