Kelsey's soil project

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Classification

Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

Domain: Bacteria

Kingdom: Eubacteria

Phylum: Firmicutes

Class: Bacilli

Order: Bacillales

Family: Bacillaceae

Species: Bacillus

Habitat Information

Describe the location and conditions under which the organism was isolated.

I located the sample of my soil under a big oak tree. The ground was very moist from raining a few days prior to getting the soil sample.

Date of Collection: 1/28/2015

Location of my soil sample: 10698 Deer Canyon Rd, Jonestown TX 78645.

Depth: 3 inches

Humidity: 50%

24hr Rainfall- 20%

Latitude: 30.501076

Longitude: -97.935123

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance (colonial and cellular), possible antimicrobial activity etc. of the organism, and why the organism might be significant.

Bacillus is a gram positive aerobic or anaerobic bacteria that is widely found in soil and water.

Genome Structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence? Include S Ribosomal sequence that you obtained from PCR and sequencing here.

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

Physiology and Pathogenesis

Biochemical characteristics, enzymes made, other characteristics that may be used to identify the organism; contributions to environment (if any).
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/47965/bacillus

Author

Page authored by Kelsey Huddleston_____, student of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.