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Please review your institution's policies on biosafety level 2 organisms. For information on biosafety level, read "The 1, 2, 3's of Biosafety Levels."

*Electron Micrograph images courtesy of Dr. Manfred Rohde of the Helmholz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig.

Organism Name Electron Micrograph* Scaffold Count Genome Size Gene Count DSMZ Organism Page Primary Literature Notes Adopted By
Acetohalobium arabaticum DSM 5501 Not available. 82 2401616 2404 link 1; 2; 3    
Acidaminococcus fermentans DSM 20731 Not available. 57 2282231 2101 link 1; 2; 3; 4 Biosafety Level 2  
Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans DSM 10331 10331 1 2158157 2092 link 1; 2   University of South Florida
Actinosynnema mirum 101, DSM 43827 43827 1 8248144 7177 link 1; 2; 3   St. Mary's College
Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius acidocaldarius 104-IA, DSM 446 00446 49 3092065 3207 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7   Pacific University
Aminobacterium colombiense DSM 12261 Not available. 22 1968625 1980 link 1; 2    
Aminomonas paucivorans DSM 12260 Not available. 80 2589551 2534 link 1    
Anaerococcus prevotii PC 1, DSM 20548 20548 20 1976556 1992 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6 Biosafety Level 2  
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum DSM 20595 Not available. 36 1948597 1624 link 1; 2 Biosafety level 2  
Arcobacter nitrofigilis DSM 7299 Not available. 56 3154355 3502 link 1; 2; 3    
Atopobium parvulum IPP 1246, DSM 20469 204469 1 1543708 1475 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5 Biosafety Level 2  
Bacillus tusciae DSM 2912 Not available. 43 3306220 3449 link 1; 2; 3    
Beutenbergia cavernosae HKI 0122, DSM 12333 12333 35 4664280 4350 link 1    
Brachybacterium faecium 6-10, DSM 4810 04810 1 3614992 3198 link 1; 2; 3; 4    
Brachyspira murdochii 56-150, DSM 12563 12563 7 3189383 3058 link 1; 2    
Capnocytophaga ochracea DSM 7271 07271 15 2624235 2428 link 1; 2 Biosafety Level 2  
Catenulispora acidiphila ID139908, DSM 44928 44928 131 10376851 9252 link 1    
Cellulomonas flavigena 134, DSM 20109 20109 237 3977926 3807 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6   City College of San Francisco; College of St. Benedict, St. John's University; Texas State University; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; University of Southern Mississippi; Gustavus Adolphus College
Chitinophaga pinensis UQM 2034, DSM 2588 02588 1 9127347 7302 link 1   Alfred University, Hamilton College, Presbyterian College, St. Lawrence University
Conexibacter woesei ID131577, DSM 14684 14684 127 6363148 6233 link 1    
Coraliomargarita akajimensis DSM 45221 Not available. 41 3734232 3221 link 1    
Cryptobacterium curtum DSM 15641 15641 3 1609698 1433 link 1   Johnson C. Smith University
Denitrovibrio acetiphilus N2460, DSM 12809 12809 45 3190404 3235 link 1   Clark University
Desulfarculus baarsii DSM 2075 Not available. 57 3634567 3256 link 1; 2; 3    
Desulfohalobium retbaense DSM 5692 05692 32 2880507 2700 link 1    
Desulfomicrobium baculatum DSM 4028 04028 13 3941305 3659 link 1; 2; 3; 4    
Desulfotomaculum acetoxidans 5575, DSM 771 00771 186 4291710 4480 link 1; 2; 3    
Dethiosulfovibrio peptidovorans SEBR 4207, DSM 11002 11002 29 2525250 2580 link 1    
Dyadobacter fermentans NS 114, DSM 18053 18053 1 6967790 5854 link 1   St. Mary's College
Eggerthella lenta VPI 0255, DSM 2243 02243 15 3610731 3216 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6 Biosafety Level 2 Michigan State University
Geodermatophilus obscurus G-20, DSM 43160 43160 39 5300980 5356 link 1    
Gordonia bronchialis DSM 43247 43247 39 5250348 5232 link 1; 2 Biosafety Level 2  
Haliangium ochraceum SMP-2, DSM 14365 14365 45 9423416 7118 link 1; 2; 3; 4    
Halogeometricum borinquense DSM 11551 11551 57 3921798 4060 link 1   Johns Hopkins University, Salt Lake Community College, Weber State University
Halomicrobium mukohataei arg-2, DSM 12286 12286 2 3330615 3458 link 1; 2; 3   Davidson College
Halorhabdus utahensis AX-2, DSM 12940 12940 5 3116795 3076 link 1   Davidson College, University of Florida
Jonesia denitrificans DSM 20603 20603 90 2727206 2623 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5 Biosafety Level 2  
Kangiella koreensis SW-125, DSM 16069 16069 11 2840169 2754 link 1   St. Mary's College
Kribbella flavida DSM 17836 17836 33 7577572 7323 link 1    
Kytococcus sedentarius 541, DSM 20547 20547 1 2785024 2703 link 1; 2; 3; 4    
Leptotrichia buccalis C-1013-b, DSM 1135 01135 46 2480347 2685 link 1; 2; 3    
Meiothermus ruber DSM 1279 01279 6 3085080 3157 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5   Augustana College, Black Hawk College, Scott Community College
Meiothermus silvanus DSM 9946 09946 30 3652285 3788 link 1; 2    
Nakamurella multipartita Y-104, DSM 44233 44233 96 6016815 5658 link 1; 2    
Nocardiopsis dassonvillei dassonvillei DSM 43111 43111 63 6530858 5709 link 1; 2; 3; 4 Biosafety Level 2  
Pedobacter heparinus HIM 762-3, DSM 2366 02366 1 5167383 4344 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15    
Planctomyces limnophilus DSM 3776 02366 1 5460085 4370 link 1; 2   Austin College; Bowling Green State University; Hiram College; Michigan State University; Northern Illinois University; St. Cloud State University; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Missouri, Columbia; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; University of St. Thomas
Rhodothermus marinus DSM 4252 04252 4 3386035 3013 link 1; 2    
Saccharomonospora viridis P101, DSM 43017 43017 45 4302907 4045 link 1; 2; 3    
Sanguibacter keddieii DSM 10542 10542 49 4238017 3857 link 1; 2 Biosafety Level 2  
Sebaldella termitidis ATCC 33386 Not available. 28 4453925 4689 link 1; 2 Biosafety Level 2  
Slackia heliotrinireducens DSM 20476 20476 13 3159039 2926 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5    
Sphaerobacter thermophilus 4ac11, DSM 20745 20745 15 3988823 3602 link 1; 2; 3    
Spirosoma linguale DSM 74 00074 74 8501901 7214 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10    
Stackebrandtia nassauensis LLR-40K-21, DSM 44728 44728 10 6844169 6622 link 1    
Streptobacillus moniliformis DSM 12112 12112 45 1538583 1540 link 1; 2 Biosafety Level 2 Hiram College
Streptosporangium roseum NI 9100, DSM 43021 43021 398 10108737 9509 link 1; 2; 3    
Sulfurospirillum deleyianum DSM 6946 06946 19 2291600 2461 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6    
Thermanaerovibrio acidaminovorans Su883, DSM 6589 06589 11 1842128 1884 link 1; 2; 3    
Thermobaculum terrenum YNP1, ATCC BAA-798 Not available. 10 3084964 2965 link 1    
Thermobispora bispora DSM 43833 43833 51 4184328 3732 link 1; 2; 3; 4    
Thermomonospora curvata DSM 43183 43183 159 5558622 5133 link 1; 2; 3    
Tsukamurella paurometabola DSM 20162 20162 8 4495532 4488 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5    
Veillonella parvula Te3, DSM 2008 02008 10 2112701 1978 link 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6 Biosafety Level 2  
Xylanimonas cellulosilytica DSM 15894 15894 31 3826254 3586 link 1   St. Mary's College