TABLE 1.

Caldicellulosiruptor species available from DSMZ

Organism	Location	G+C content (%)	Topt (°C)	DSMZ accession no.
C. besciia	Kamchatka, Russia	35.2	75	6725
C. saccharolyticusb	Taupo, New Zealand	35.3	70	8903
C. hydrothermalisc	Kamchatka, Russia	36.4	65	18901
C. kristjanssoniic	Hveragerdi, Iceland	35.0	78	12137
C. kronotskyensisc	Kamchatka, Russia	35.1	70	18902
C. lactoaceticusc	Hveragerdi, Iceland	35.2	68	9545
C. owensensisc	Owens Lake, CA	36.6	75	13100
C. acetigenus	Iceland	35.7	70	7040

^aA complete genome sequence for C. bescii (formerly A. thermophilum) is available (accession no. CP001393).

^bA complete genome sequence for C. saccharolyticus is available (accession no. CP000679).

^cAdditional species currently being sequenced at the Joint Genome Institute.