Haloferax volcanii: Difference between revisions
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
==Description and significance== | ==Description and significance== | ||
Haloferax volcanii was first identified by microbiologist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Elazari_Volcani Benjamin Elazari Volcani] in sediments of the Dead Sea in 1936[1]. | ''Haloferax volcanii'' was first identified by microbiologist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Elazari_Volcani Benjamin Elazari Volcani] in sediments of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea Dead Sea] in 1936[1]. | ||
''Describe the disease caused by this organism if it is a pathogen, or the natural macroscopic "field guide" appearance and habitat of your organism if it is not. What is or has been the impact your organism on human history or our environment?. How does it do this? How have we harnessed this power, or tried to prevent it? In other words, how do you know it if you see it, and how does its presence influence humans in the present, and historically?'' | ''Describe the disease caused by this organism if it is a pathogen, or the natural macroscopic "field guide" appearance and habitat of your organism if it is not. What is or has been the impact your organism on human history or our environment?. How does it do this? How have we harnessed this power, or tried to prevent it? In other words, how do you know it if you see it, and how does its presence influence humans in the present, and historically?'' | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 23 October 2011
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Haloferax volcanii
Classification
Higher Order Taxa
Domain: Archaea
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Halobacteria
Order: Halobacteriales
Family: Halobacteriaceae
Genus: Haloferax
Species
Haloferax volcanii
Description and significance
Haloferax volcanii was first identified by microbiologist Benjamin Elazari Volcani in sediments of the Dead Sea in 1936[1].
Describe the disease caused by this organism if it is a pathogen, or the natural macroscopic "field guide" appearance and habitat of your organism if it is not. What is or has been the impact your organism on human history or our environment?. How does it do this? How have we harnessed this power, or tried to prevent it? In other words, how do you know it if you see it, and how does its presence influence humans in the present, and historically?
Genome structure
Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes and plasmids? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?
Cell structure, metabolism & life cycle
Provide a physical and biochemical description of the organism. What kind of organism is it, what does it look like, how is it built, what are its metabolic properties, how can it be identified, what is it's life cycle, &c. In other words, describe the organism from its perspective.
Ecology (including pathogenesis)
Describe its habitat, symbiosis, and contributions to environment. If it is a pathogen, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Describe virulence factors and patient symptoms.
Interesting feature
Describe in detail one particularly interesting aspect of your organism or it's affect on humans or the environment.
