User:S4438663

Name Chew Zi Huai (s4438663) Bench ID C Date 23/09/2016

Classification

Higher order taxa

Bacteria – Firmicutes – Negativicutes – Selenomonadales – Veillonellaceae – Veillonella

Species

Species name and type strain: Veillonella parvula DM2008

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

Veillonella parvula DSM 2008 has one main circular DNA chromosome with 38.6% GC content. With a total of 2132142 base pair, 1920 predicted genes, 1859 protein genes, 61 RNA genes and 15 pseudogenes.

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

1. Sahm, K., MacGregor, B.J., Jørgensen, B.B., and Stahl, D.A. (1999) Sulphate reduction and vertical distribution of sulphate-reducing bacteria quantified by rRNA slotblot hybridization in a coastal marine sediment. Environ Microbiol 1: 65-74.

2. Human Oral Microbiome

3. Bhatti, M. & Frank, M. (2000). Veillonella parvula Meningitis: Case Report and Review of Veillonella Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 31(3), 839-840.

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