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Bacteria; Fibrobactere-Chlorobi-Bacteroidetes superphylum; Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidales; Porphyromonadaceae; Porphyromonas | |||
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Species name | Species name: Porphyromonas gingivalis | ||
Type Strain: W83 | |||
==Description and significance== | ==Description and significance== | ||
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1. [http:// | 1. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9650869 Haffajee, A.D., Cugini, M.A., Tanner, A., Pollack, R.P., Smith, C., Kent, R.L., Socransky, S.S. (1998) Subgingival microbiota in healthy, well-maintained elder and periodontitis subjets. J Clin Periodontol<b>5</b>:346-353.] | ||
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This page is written by Dylan Ravensberg for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016 | This page is written by Dylan Ravensberg for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016 |
Revision as of 02:56, 22 September 2016
Jocelyn Xanthopoulo Bench B 43922510 31/08/2016 [1]
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Fibrobactere-Chlorobi-Bacteroidetes superphylum; Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidales; Porphyromonadaceae; Porphyromonas
Species
Species name: Porphyromonas gingivalis Type Strain: W83
Description and significance
Give a general description of the species (e.g. where/when was it first discovered, where is it commonly found, has it been cultured, functional role, type of bacterium [Gram+/-], morphology, etc.) and explain why it is important to study this microorganism. Examples of citations [1], [2]
Genome structure
Select a strain for which genome information (e.g. size, plasmids, distinct genes, etc.) is available.
Cell structure and metabolism
Cell wall, biofilm formation, motility, metabolic functions.
Ecology
Aerobe/anaerobe, habitat (location in the oral cavity, potential other environments) and microbe/host interactions.
Pathology
Do these microorganisms cause disease in the oral cavity or elsewhere?
Application to biotechnology
Bioengineering, biotechnologically relevant enzyme/compound production, drug targets,…
Current research
Summarise some of the most recent discoveries regarding this species.
References
References examples
- ↑ MICR3004
This page is written by Dylan Ravensberg for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016