Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: Difference between revisions
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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
Aggregatibacter actinomycetmcomitans is composed of fimbriae, vesicles, and extracellular amorphous materials. These vesicles (blebs) are lipopolysaccharide structures which contain endotoxin. Endotoxin acts as bone resorption and contains actinobacillin, a gram-negative bacterium. Vescicles also serve adhesive properties, allowing the delivery of toxic materials. Fimbriae are small filamentous hair-like appendages that bundle together. They form two types of colonies: fimbriated strains which are star-positive (with a star shape interior) and non-fimbriated strains which are start-negative. | |||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
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Classification
Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
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Genus species
Description and Significance
Aggregatibacter actinomycetmcomitans is composed of fimbriae, vesicles, and extracellular amorphous materials. These vesicles (blebs) are lipopolysaccharide structures which contain endotoxin. Endotoxin acts as bone resorption and contains actinobacillin, a gram-negative bacterium. Vescicles also serve adhesive properties, allowing the delivery of toxic materials. Fimbriae are small filamentous hair-like appendages that bundle together. They form two types of colonies: fimbriated strains which are star-positive (with a star shape interior) and non-fimbriated strains which are start-negative.
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?
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
