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==Genome Structure==
==Genome Structure==


The genome of <i>C. canimorsus</i> consists of a single, circular chromosome that is approximately 2.8 million base pairs long, with 36.11% of its content being guanine and cytosine. It additionally contains 2,405 CDSs. The genome size of <i>C. canimorsus</i> is most similar to <i>Capnocytophaga ochracea</i>, a bacteria found in the mouths of dogs and cats, since it has 2.6 million base pairs. <i>C. canimorsus</i> contains 206 lipoprotein genes which is unusually high among Eubacteria and encodes the LolACDE lipoprotein export system to help transport these lipoproteins.
The genome of <i>C. canimorsus</i> consists of a single, circular chromosome that is approximately 2.8 million base pairs long, with 36.11% of its content being guanine and cytosine. It additionally contains 2,405 CDSs. The genome size of <i>C. canimorsus</i> is most similar to <i>Capnocytophaga ochracea</i>, a bacteria found in the mouths of dogs and cats since it has 2.6 million base pairs. <i>C. canimorsus</i> contains 206 lipoprotein genes which is unusually high among Eubacteria and encodes the LolACDE lipoprotein export system to help transport these lipoproteins.
The genome does not encode type III, IV, or VI secretion systems which are commonly linked to pathogenesis. However, it does produce the enzyme protease, CcDPP7, which causes factor X dysfunction by N-terminal cleavag and promotes immune evasion and triggers hemorrhage.
 
The genome does not encode type III, IV, or VI secretion systems which are commonly linked to pathogenesis. However, it does produce the enzyme protease, CcDPP7, which causes factor X dysfunction by N-terminal cleavage and promotes immune evasion and triggers hemorrhage.
 


   
   

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Intracellular and extracellular imaging of Capnocytophaga canimorsus from a peripheral-blood smear. Image credit: The New England Journal of Medicine.


Classification

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Species

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Genus species


Description and Significance

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Genome Structure

The genome of C. canimorsus consists of a single, circular chromosome that is approximately 2.8 million base pairs long, with 36.11% of its content being guanine and cytosine. It additionally contains 2,405 CDSs. The genome size of C. canimorsus is most similar to Capnocytophaga ochracea, a bacteria found in the mouths of dogs and cats since it has 2.6 million base pairs. C. canimorsus contains 206 lipoprotein genes which is unusually high among Eubacteria and encodes the LolACDE lipoprotein export system to help transport these lipoproteins.

The genome does not encode type III, IV, or VI secretion systems which are commonly linked to pathogenesis. However, it does produce the enzyme protease, CcDPP7, which causes factor X dysfunction by N-terminal cleavage and promotes immune evasion and triggers hemorrhage.



Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

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Ecology and Pathogenesis

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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.


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