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Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | ||
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is a soil bacterium | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is a soil bacterium. It is located in sewage and soil and is capable of causing nosocomial infections. | ||
Despite being regarded nonpathogenic in most cases, Acinetobacters are causal agents of nosocomial infections, particularly in the elderly. | |||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== |
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Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Classification
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Moraxellaceae
Species
NCBI: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=1007084&lvl= 3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock] |
Acinetobacter A. calcoaceticus
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is a soil bacterium. It is located in sewage and soil and is capable of causing nosocomial infections.
Despite being regarded nonpathogenic in most cases, Acinetobacters are causal agents of nosocomial infections, particularly in the elderly.
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.
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
[Sample reference] [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/50/2/489 Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.]
Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.
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