Ruegeria pomeroyi

Ruegeria pomeroyi

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Legend. Image credit: Gonzalez et al. 2003 Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 1261-1269.

Classification

Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacterales; Roseobacteraceae; Ruegeria; Ruegeria pomeroyi

Species

NCBI: [1]

Ruegeria Ruegeria pomeroyi

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance, Ruegeria pomeroyi is a gram negative, rod shaped, aerobe.

habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

Genome Structure

R. pomeroyi's chromosome contains 4,109,437 bp and has a circular chromosome, as well as a 491,611 bp circular megaplasmid. The sequence gives a good insight into how R. pomeroyi's role in the carbon cycle in the ocean.

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

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

Ecology and Pathogenesis

Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.

If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

[Rivers, A. R., Smith, C. B., & Moran, M. A. (2014). An Updated genome annotation for the model marine bacterium Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS-3. Standards in genomic sciences, 9, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1944-3277-9-11]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=246200&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock&lin=f&log_op=lineage_toggle

Author

Page authored by Duncan Wall, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.