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Select a strain for which genome information (e.g. size, plasmids, distinct genes, etc.) is available. | Select a strain for which genome information (e.g. size, plasmids, distinct genes, etc.) is available. | ||
The Porphyromonas gingivalis strain W83 has a 2,343,479bp genome sequence. It has an average G+C content of 48.3%. 1,990 open reading frames were identified in the genome, making up 85% of the genome. 1,075 of these were assigned biological role categories. - (Complete Genome Sequence of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain W83)Distinct genes | |||
==Cell structure and metabolism== | ==Cell structure and metabolism== |
Revision as of 05:43, 31 August 2016
Louise Parker Bench D 31/08/2016 [1]
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria – Domain – Bacteroidetes – Bacteroidetes – Bacteroidales – Porphyromonadaceae – Porphyromonas
Species
Porphyromonas gingivalis and type strain (consult LPSN http://www.bacterio.net/index.html for this information)
Description and significance
Give a general description of the species (e.g. where/when was it first discovered, where is it commonly found, has it been cultured, functional role, type of bacterium [Gram+/-], morphology, etc.) and explain why it is important to study this microorganism. Examples of citations [1], [2]
Genome structure
Select a strain for which genome information (e.g. size, plasmids, distinct genes, etc.) is available.
The Porphyromonas gingivalis strain W83 has a 2,343,479bp genome sequence. It has an average G+C content of 48.3%. 1,990 open reading frames were identified in the genome, making up 85% of the genome. 1,075 of these were assigned biological role categories. - (Complete Genome Sequence of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain W83)Distinct genes
Cell structure and metabolism
Cell wall, biofilm formation, motility, metabolic functions.
Ecology
Aerobe/anaerobe, habitat (location in the oral cavity, potential other environments) and microbe/host interactions.
Pathology
Do these microorganisms cause disease in the oral cavity or elsewhere?
Application to biotechnology
Bioengineering, biotechnologically relevant enzyme/compound production, drug targets,…
Current research
Summarise some of the most recent discoveries regarding this species.
References
References examples
- ↑ MICR3004
This page is written by Louise Parker for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016