Fervidobacterium gondwanense

Fervidobacterium gondwanense is a species of thermophilic anaerobic bacteria. It is non-sporulating, motile, gram-negative, and rod-shaped. F. godwanense was isolated in Great Artesian basin in Australia from non-volcanicly heated geothermal waters.^[1]

Fervidobacterium gondwanense
This is a map of Australia with the light blue area showing the Great Artesian Basin region
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Thermotogota
Order:	Thermotogales
Family:	Thermotogaceae
Genus:	Fervidobacterium
Species:	F. gondwanense
Binomial name
Fervidobacterium gondwanense Andrews and Patel 1996

F. godwanense grows best at temperatures from 65 °C to 68 °C and does not grow at all below 44 °Celsius. F. godwanense habitat are volcanic marine or terrestrial hotsprings. This species can also live in man made places such as hot water storage tanks.^[2]