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. 2010 Oct 18;3(2):136–144. doi: 10.4056/sigs.1143106

Table 1. Classification and general features of S. smaragdinae SEBR 4228T according to the MIGS recommendations [13].

MIGS ID    Property    Term     Evidence code
   Current classification    Domain Bacteria     TAS [14]
   Phylum Spirochaetae     TAS [15,16]
   Class Spirochaetes     TAS [16]
   Order Spirochaetales     TAS [17,18]
   Family Spirochaetaceae     TAS [18,19]
   Genus Spirochaeta     TAS [18,20-22]
   Species Spirochaeta smaragdinae     TAS [3,23]
   Type strain SEBR 4228     TAS [3]
   Gram stain    negative     TAS [3]
   Cell shape    spiral     TAS [3]
   Motility    yes     TAS [3]
   Sporulation    none     NAS
   Temperature range    between 20°C and over 40°C     TAS [3]
   Optimum temperature    37°C     TAS [3]
   Salinity    1-10% NaCl (optimum 5%)     TAS [3]
MIGS-22    Oxygen requirement    obligately anaerobic     TAS [3]
   Carbon source    polysaccharides     TAS [3]
   Energy source    chemoorganotroph     TAS [3]
MIGS-6    Habitat    oil-fields     TAS [3]
MIGS-15    Biotic relationship    free-living     TAS [3]
MIGS-14    Pathogenicity    none     NAS
   Biosafety level    1     TAS [24]
   Isolation    oil-injection water sample in the
   production system of an oil field
    TAS [3]
MIGS-4    Geographic location    Emerald oil fields in Congo     TAS [3]
MIGS-5    Sample collection time    1997 or before     TAS [3]
MIGS-4.1    Latitude    not reported
MIGS-4.2    Longitude    not reported
MIGS-4.3    Depth    not reported
MIGS-4.4    Altitude    not reported

Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay (first time in publication); TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from of the Gene Ontology project [25]. If the evidence code is IDA, then the property was directly observed by one of the authors or an expert mentioned in the acknowledgements