| anoxybacillus thermarum sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium isolated from thermal mud in euganean hot springs, abano terme, italy. | a novel aerobe thermophilic endospore-forming bacterium designated strain af/04(t) was isolated from thermal mud located in euganean hot springs, abano terme, padova, italy. strain af/04(t) was gram-positive, motile, rod-shaped, occurring in pairs, or filamentous. the isolate grew between 55 and 67 degrees c (optimum 65 degrees c) and at ph 6.0-7.5 (optimum ph 7.2). the strain was aerobic and grew on maltose, trehalose, and sodium acetate as sole carbon sources. the g + c content of dna was 53.5 ... | 2009 | 19710998 |