MINIMAL AMINO-ACID-REQUIREMENTS OF THE HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON PYROCOCCUS-ABYSSI, ISOLATED FROM DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENTS

Authors
WATRIN L MARTINJEZEQUEL V PRIEUR D
Citation
L. Watrin et al., MINIMAL AMINO-ACID-REQUIREMENTS OF THE HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON PYROCOCCUS-ABYSSI, ISOLATED FROM DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENTS, Applied and environmental microbiology, 61(3), 1995, pp. 1138-1140
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
61
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1138 - 1140
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1995)61:3<1138:MAOTHA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A minimal growth medium containing only nine amino acids and vitamins as the sole carbon and energy sources allowed the growth of Pyrococcus abyssi GE 5, a novel hyperthermophilic sulfur-metabolizing archaeon i solated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. The generation time in this medium was about 40 min, and cell densities up to 5 x 10(8) cells ml(- 1) were attained. These results are similar to those obtained previous ly with complex proteinaceous media.