| Entry | T11481 |
| Org code | tud |
| Name | Tundrisphaera macrotermitis TA3 (Tundrisphaera sp. TA3) |
| Category | Type strain |
| Annotation | yes |
| Taxonomy | TAX:3435775 |
| Lineage | Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Planctomycetota; Planctomycetia; Isosphaerales; Isosphaeraceae; Tundrisphaera; Tundrisphaera macrotermitis |
| Org group | Bacteria; Planctomycetota; Isosphaerales |
| Brite | KEGG organisms [BR:br08601]
KEGG organisms in the NCBI taxonomy [BR:br08610]
KEGG organisms in taxonomic ranks [BR:br08611] |
| Data source | GenBank (Assembly: GCA_051175315.1 Complete Genome) |
| Comment | Neutrophilic and mesophilic strain.
Isolated from the hindgut of Macrotermes natalensis in the experimental termite farm, Pretoria (South Africa), after cultivation under aerobic conditions for several months. |
| Chromosome | Circular (GB: CP195100) |
| Plasmid | pTA3_1; Circular (GB: CP195101)
pTA3_2; Circular (GB: CP195102)
pTA3_3; Circular (GB: CP195103)
pTA3_4; Circular (GB: CP195104) |
| Statistics | Number of protein genes: 5750
Number of RNA genes: 82 |
| Created | 2025 |
| Reference | PMID: 41213988 |
| Authors | Kallscheuer N, Carlstedt KL, Hammer J, Haufschild T, Benndorf R, de Beer ZW, Poulsen M, Beemelmanns C, Jogler C |
| Title | Tundrisphaera macrotermitis sp. nov., a novel member of the family Isosphaeraceae isolated from the gut of a fungus-growing termite. |
| Journal | Sci Rep 15:39213 (2025)
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-20237-w |
