Oleispira antarctica: Difference between revisions
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Oleispira is classified as a psychrophile. The size of Oleispira antarctica’s genome is around 4.4 Mb According to the ncbi.nih.nih database and contains around 3,557 protein-coding genes. Oleispira antarctica has a singular circular chromosome. This bacterium is a member of the Gammaproteobacterial class and has adapted to thrive in low-temperature environments by using hydrocarbons as a primary energy source. The genome has genes that support cold adaptation, membrane fluidity and specialized metabolic pathways for breaking down alkanes and other hydrocarbons in the waters/oceans. Oleispira antarctica’s unique genetic features and energy requirements allow it to be utilized in oil spill clean-up. The bacterium genome highlights its importance in polar marine ecology and its potential application in environmental biotechnology. | |||
==Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle== | ==Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle== |
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Classification
cellular organisms; Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Oceanospirillales; Oceanospirillaceae
Species
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Genus species
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Genome Structure
Oleispira is classified as a psychrophile. The size of Oleispira antarctica’s genome is around 4.4 Mb According to the ncbi.nih.nih database and contains around 3,557 protein-coding genes. Oleispira antarctica has a singular circular chromosome. This bacterium is a member of the Gammaproteobacterial class and has adapted to thrive in low-temperature environments by using hydrocarbons as a primary energy source. The genome has genes that support cold adaptation, membrane fluidity and specialized metabolic pathways for breaking down alkanes and other hydrocarbons in the waters/oceans. Oleispira antarctica’s unique genetic features and energy requirements allow it to be utilized in oil spill clean-up. The bacterium genome highlights its importance in polar marine ecology and its potential application in environmental biotechnology.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
O. antarctica is a species of aerobic bacteria that are chemoorganoheterotrophs that grow in aliphatic alkanes which are hydrocarbons made up of single covalent bonds (Gregson et al., 2020). They are able to degrade hydrocarbons such as Deisel for energy (Gentile et al., 2016).
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
Author
Page authored by Trinity O'Neal, Kaliany Vazquez, Savion Powell, & Dylan Price, students of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.