Table 1. Classification and general features of Pyrobaculum oguniense according to the MIGS recommendations [10].

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence codea
	Current classification	Domain Archaea	TAS [11]
		Phylum Crenarchaeota	TAS [12]
		Class Thermoprotei	TAS [13,14]
		Order Thermoproteales	TAS [15-18]
		Family Thermoproteaceae	TAS [15-17]
		Genus Pyrobaculum	TAS [19,20]
		Species Pyrobaculum oguniense	TAS [1]
		Type strain TE7
	Cell shape	rods 0.6-1µm × 2-10µm	TAS [1]
	Motility
	Sporulation	no
	Temperature range	70–97°C
	Optimum temperature	90–94°C
	Carbon source	heterotroph1g/L yeast extract or 0.5g/L yeast extract with 0.5g/L tryptone)	TAS [1]
	Energy source	(see carbon source)	TAS [1]
	Terminal electron acceptor	O2, sulfur compounds, no growth on NO3 or NO2	TAS [1]
MIGS-6	Habitat	hot-spring	TAS [1]
MIGS-6.3	Salinity	0–1.5% (w/v); 0% optimal	TAS [1]
MIGS-22	Oxygen	facultative aerobe	TAS [1]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	free-living	NAS
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	none	NAS
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Tsuetate hot spring, Oguni-cho, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan	TAS [1]
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	June 1997	NAS
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	33.186	NAS
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	131.031	NAS
MIGS-4.3	Depth	hot-spring sediment / fluid	NAS
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	300m	NAS

Evidence codes - TAS: Traceable Author Statement; NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement. These evidence codes are from the Gene Ontology project [22].