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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. Carnobacterium are rod-shaped lactic acid bacteria. | Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. Carnobacterium are rod-shaped lactic acid bacteria. | ||
The presence of Carnobacterium can be found in seawater as well as dairy, fish, & meat products. They can also be found in polar regions and cold environments. Carnobacterium include the psycrophilic anaerobic species C. maltaromaticum, C. divergens & C. pleistocenium. | The presence of Carnobacterium can be found in seawater as well as dairy, fish, & meat products. They can also be found in polar regions and cold environments. Carnobacterium include the psycrophilic anaerobic species C. maltaromaticum, C. divergens & C. pleistocenium. Certain species have preservative qualities of meat products. Some are also attributed to meat spoilage. | ||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== |
Revision as of 01:21, 18 April 2014
Classification
Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli (or Firmibacteria); Lactobacillales; Carnobacteriaceae; Carnobacterium
Species
Carnobacterium alterfunditum
Carnobacterium divergens
Carnobacterium funditum
Carnobacterium gallinarum
Carnobacterium iners
Carnobacterium inhibens
Carnobacterium jeotgali
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum
Carnobacterium piscicola
Carnobacterium mobile
Carnobacterium pleistocenium
Carnobacterium viridans
- Please note this is not an exhaustive list.
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. Carnobacterium are rod-shaped lactic acid bacteria. The presence of Carnobacterium can be found in seawater as well as dairy, fish, & meat products. They can also be found in polar regions and cold environments. Carnobacterium include the psycrophilic anaerobic species C. maltaromaticum, C. divergens & C. pleistocenium. Certain species have preservative qualities of meat products. Some are also attributed to meat spoilage.
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. C. divergens & C. maltaromaticum have properties that make them preservative-like. Several strains of C. maltaromaticum have been FDA approved to be used as a preservative in processed, ready to eat meat products.
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
Sayers EW, Barrett T, Benson DA, Bryant SH, Canese K, Chetvernin V, Church DM, DiCuccio M, Edgar R, Federhen S, Feolo M, Geer LY, Helmberg W, Kapustin Y, Landsman D, Lipman DJ, Madden TL, Maglott DR, Miller V, Mizrachi I, Ostell J, Pruitt KD, Schuler GD, Sequeira E, Sherry ST, Shumway M, Sirotkin K, Souvorov A, Starchenko G, Tatusova TA, Wagner L, Yaschenko E, Ye J (2009). Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 Jan;37(Database issue):D5-15. Epub 2008 Oct 21. [PubMed]
Benson DA, Karsch-Mizrachi I, Lipman DJ, Ostell J, Sayers EW (2009). GenBank. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 Jan;37(Database issue):D26-31. Epub 2008 Oct 21. [PubMed]
Author
Page authored by Heather Moule , student of Dr. Walker & Dr. Kashefi at Michigan State University.