Photorhabdus luminescens: Difference between revisions
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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Domain | Domain: Bacteria, Phylum: Proteobacteria, Class: Gammaproteobacteria, Order: Enterobacteriales, Family: Enterobacteriaceae, Genus: Photorhabdus, Species: luminescens | ||
===Species=== | ===Species=== | ||
Photorhabdus luminescens | |||
==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 19 April 2008
Classification
Domain: Bacteria, Phylum: Proteobacteria, Class: Gammaproteobacteria, Order: Enterobacteriales, Family: Enterobacteriaceae, Genus: Photorhabdus, Species: luminescens
Species
Photorhabdus luminescens
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
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
Author
Page authored by Ahsan Munir & Brian Charles Mcmillen ,student of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.
