Moorella thermoacetica: Difference between revisions
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Moorella thermoacetica cells are gram-positive and rod shaped, they ranging in size from 0.4 to 2.8 micrometers and possess peritrichous flagella though it lacks motility; the cells will form circular, opaque colonies. M. thermoacetica spores are spherical and most often are formed sub-terminally within the sporangium. | |||
==Ecology and Pathogenesis== | ==Ecology and Pathogenesis== | ||
Revision as of 01:47, 23 April 2014
Classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Clostridia Order: Thermoanaerobacterales Family: Thermoanaerobacteiaceae Genus: Moorela Species: thermoacetica
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Species
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Moorella Thermoacetica
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
Moorella thermoacetica cells are gram-positive and rod shaped, they ranging in size from 0.4 to 2.8 micrometers and possess peritrichous flagella though it lacks motility; the cells will form circular, opaque colonies. M. thermoacetica spores are spherical and most often are formed sub-terminally within the sporangium.
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 Thomas Wilson, Leena Babiker and Esther Dzikushie, students of Professors Ned Walker and Kaz Kashefi, Michigan State University.
