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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
This is a species of bacteria from the family <i>Pasteurellaceae</i>. | <br>This is a species of bacteria from the family <i>Pasteurellaceae</i>. | ||
<i>Actinobacillus | <i>Actinobacillus delphinicola</i> is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. It was reported for the first time in 1993 isolated from the lungs of a harbour porpoise in the North Atlantic Ocean. | ||
It is pleomorphic, catalase negative and non-motile and known to be non-hemolytic or weakly hemolytic. This strain is known as M906/93T (=NCTC 12870 =ATCC 700179 =DSM 11374 =CIP 106129). This organism is also | |||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
<i>A. delphinicola</i> is circular, it contains 1 chromosome. There is 1837244 nucleotides, 1626 protein genes and 85 RNA genes found. | <i>A. delphinicola</i> is circular, it contains 1 chromosome. There is 1837244 nucleotides, 1626 protein genes and 85 RNA genes found. | ||
==Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle== | ==Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle== | ||
It's known to be a microaerophile, and is mesophilic ideally growing from 37-44 Celsius. It is facultatively anaerobic but CO2 is required for the growth, while blood can also enhance | |||
It's known to be a microaerophile, and is mesophilic ideally growing from 37-44 Celsius. It is facultatively anaerobic but CO2 is required for the growth, while blood can also enhance its growth. | |||
==Ecology and Pathogenesis== | ==Ecology and Pathogenesis== | ||
<i> A. delphincola </i> is found in marine environments and lives in the tissues of cetaceans, mainly in the uterus, cervix, lungs, and intestines. The Genus <i>Actinobacillus</i> itself is known to be susceptible to the beta-lactam family of antibiotics, including chloramphenicol, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, and antibacterial chemotherapeutics. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
[ | [https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-46-3-648 Foster, G., Ross, H., Malnick, H., Willems, A., Garcia, P., Reid, R., and Collins, M. "''Actinobacillus delphinicola sp. nov., a New Member of the Family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 Isolated from Sea Mammals". ''International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology''. 1996. Volume 46. p. 489-500.] | ||
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1476275/?page=1 Higgins,R. "''Bacteria and fungi of marine mammals: a review.". ''National Library of Medicine''. 2000.Feb;41(2):105-16. PMID: 10723596; PMCID: PMC1476275.] | |||
==Author== | ==Author== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:55, 6 December 2023
Classification
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Pasteurellales; Pasteurellaceae; Actinobacillus [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
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Actinobacillus delphinicola
Description and Significance
This is a species of bacteria from the family Pasteurellaceae.
Actinobacillus delphinicola is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. It was reported for the first time in 1993 isolated from the lungs of a harbour porpoise in the North Atlantic Ocean.
It is pleomorphic, catalase negative and non-motile and known to be non-hemolytic or weakly hemolytic. This strain is known as M906/93T (=NCTC 12870 =ATCC 700179 =DSM 11374 =CIP 106129). This organism is also
Genome Structure
A. delphinicola is circular, it contains 1 chromosome. There is 1837244 nucleotides, 1626 protein genes and 85 RNA genes found.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
It's known to be a microaerophile, and is mesophilic ideally growing from 37-44 Celsius. It is facultatively anaerobic but CO2 is required for the growth, while blood can also enhance its growth.
Ecology and Pathogenesis
A. delphincola is found in marine environments and lives in the tissues of cetaceans, mainly in the uterus, cervix, lungs, and intestines. The Genus Actinobacillus itself is known to be susceptible to the beta-lactam family of antibiotics, including chloramphenicol, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, and antibacterial chemotherapeutics.
References
Author
Page authored by Amanda Sanchez, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.
