Thermus aquaticus
PTCC No:
1594
Other collection No. ::
DSM 625, ATCC 25104, CM 10724, LMG 8924, NCIMB 11243
Medium:
Culture condition:
70°C, Medium 101
Information:
<- DSMZ <- T.D. Brock, Strain YT-1. Type strain, isolated from hot spring, Yellostone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Produces restriction endonuclease TaqI, Produces restriction endonuclease TaqII.
Literature:
Taxonomy (Brock TD, Freeze H. Thermus aquaticus gen. n. and sp. n., a nonsporulating extreme thermophile. J. Bacteriol. 98: 289-297, 1969. PubMed: 5781580) Endonuclease production (Roberts RJ. Restriction and modification enzymes and their recognition sequences. Nucleic Acids Res. 13: r165-r200, 1985. PubMed: 2987885)
Supplied as:
Active culture
Risk group:
1