Bacillus infernus explained

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 2.65km (01.65miles) to 2.77km (01.72miles) in the Taylorsville Triassic Basin in Virginia, and grew well at 50°C but not at 40° or 65 °C.^[1]

Popular culture

Bacillus infernus premiered in the 2008 The Andromeda Strain (miniseries). The bacteria's origin was erroneously attributed to hydrothermal vents instead of a buried triassic rift basin.^[2]

References

• Web site: Microbe from the Deep. Microbe Zoo. Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology. Henry. Aldrich.

External links

• Type strain of Bacillus infernus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. 10.1099/00207713-45-3-441. Bacillus infernus sp. nov., an Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-Reducing Anaerobe from the Deep Terrestrial Subsurface. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. July 1995. 441–448. 45. 3. David R.. Boone. 8590670. etal. free.
2. Book: Onstott . Tullis C. . Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond . 2016 . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-09644-5 . 398 . 21 July 2020 . en.