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Describe the appearance, Ruegeria pomeroyi is a gram negative, rod shaped, aerobe. | Describe the appearance, Ruegeria pomeroyi is a gram negative, rod shaped, aerobe. | ||
habitat, R."pomeroyi" etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | habitat, R. "pomeroyi" etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | ||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== |
Revision as of 03:22, 17 November 2023
Ruegeria pomeroyi
Classification
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacterales; Roseobacteraceae; Ruegeria; Ruegeria pomeroyi
Species
NCBI: [1] |
Ruegeria Ruegeria pomeroyi
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, Ruegeria pomeroyi is a gram negative, rod shaped, aerobe. habitat, R. "pomeroyi" etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Genome Structure
R. pomeroyi's chromosome contains 4,109,437 bp and has a circular chromosome, as well as a 491,611 bp circular megaplasmid. The sequence gives a good insight into how R. pomeroyi's role in the carbon cycle in the ocean.
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
[Rivers, A. R., Smith, C. B., & Moran, M. A. (2014). An Updated genome annotation for the model marine bacterium Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS-3. Standards in genomic sciences, 9, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1944-3277-9-11]
Author
Page authored by Duncan Wall, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.