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If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.<br><br> | If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.<br><br> | ||
This organism is gram positive. This means it has a thick layer of peptidoglycan in its cell wall | This organism is gram positive. This means it has a thick layer of peptidoglycan in its cell wall. It is endospore positive meaning that it can form spores when the environment is unfavorable and wait until conditions change. This increasing pathogenicity because it is harder to destroy in the body without harming good cells. | ||
It produces the enzyme deaminase, which removes the amine group from the amino acid phenylalanine and releases the amine group as free ammonia. When 10% ferric chloride is added to phenylalanine deaminase medium inoculated with this microorganism, the presence of phenylpyruvic acid causes the media to turn dark green. This is a positive result. | It produces the enzyme deaminase, which removes the amine group from the amino acid phenylalanine and releases the amine group as free ammonia. When 10% ferric chloride is added to phenylalanine deaminase medium inoculated with this microorganism, the presence of phenylpyruvic acid causes the media to turn dark green. This is a positive result. | ||
Revision as of 14:55, 14 November 2016
Classification
Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Genus species
Habitat Information
Describe the location and conditions under which the organism was isolated.
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? Include S Ribosomal sequence that you obtained from PCR and sequencing here.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Physiology and Pathogenesis
Biochemical characteristics, enzymes made, other characteristics that may be used to identify the organism; contributions to environment (if any).
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
This organism is gram positive. This means it has a thick layer of peptidoglycan in its cell wall. It is endospore positive meaning that it can form spores when the environment is unfavorable and wait until conditions change. This increasing pathogenicity because it is harder to destroy in the body without harming good cells.
It produces the enzyme deaminase, which removes the amine group from the amino acid phenylalanine and releases the amine group as free ammonia. When 10% ferric chloride is added to phenylalanine deaminase medium inoculated with this microorganism, the presence of phenylpyruvic acid causes the media to turn dark green. This is a positive result.
References
Author
Page authored by Stephanie N. and Jessica G., students of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.
