Thermophilic bacterium.
Isolated from the sample collected from Hamazui (Frog Mouth) Hot Spring (HMZ; pH 7.2, temperature 68 deg C), located in the Rehai Geothermal Field in Tengchong County, Yunnan Province, China, at 24 deg 57 min 12.6 sec N, 98 deg 26 min 17.5 sec E.