Flavobacterium denitrificans: Difference between revisions
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Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces. | Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces. | ||
Mono- and polymeric carbohydrates as well as proteins as electron donors. | |||
Oxygen, nitrate and nitrite were used as electron acceptors but not iron(III) and sulphate. | |||
Uses ammonium as nitrogen source. | |||
N2O is produced as an intermediate during the reduction of NO3- to N2. | |||
==Ecology and Pathogenesis== | ==Ecology and Pathogenesis== |
Revision as of 11:40, 22 April 2013
Classification
Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Bacteria; Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi group; Bacteroidetes; Flavobacteriia; Flavobacteriales; Flavobacteriaceae; Flavobacterium
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Flavobacterium denitrificans
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Appearance: They are gram-negative, motile rods. Habitat: They are found in the gut of the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa. Importance: The organism is important because they carry out denitrification.
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.
Mono- and polymeric carbohydrates as well as proteins as electron donors.
Oxygen, nitrate and nitrite were used as electron acceptors but not iron(III) and sulphate.
Uses ammonium as nitrogen source.
N2O is produced as an intermediate during the reduction of NO3- to N2.
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
Author
Page authored by Kate Glanville & Di Liang, students of Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University.
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