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Classification

Higher order taxa

Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Bacteroidetes Class: Bacteroidetes Order: Bacteroidales Family: Porphyromonadaceae Genus: Porphyromonas

Species

Porphyromonas gingivalis Type Strain: strain 2561 = ATCC 33277= CCUG 25893 = CCUG 25928 = CIP 103683 = DSM 20709 = JCM 12257 = NCTC 11834. Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB035459. Basonym: ¤ Bacteroides gingivalis Coykendall et al. 1980.

Porphyromona endodontalis Type strain: strain HG370 = ATCC 35406= JCM 8526 = NCTC 13058. Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY253728. Basonym: ¤ Bacteroides endodontalis van Steenbergen et al. 1984.

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.

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

This page is written by Taylor Veltmeyer, 42057273 for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016