Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis: Difference between revisions
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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
Appearance:is a rod-shaped, gram-negative myxobacteria species that can be found in the soil. It feeds on some other bacteria as a predator.The rod-like vegetative cells' ends taper somewhat. The colonies are light brown in color and move in swarms. Fruiting bodies that are broadly round and orange are produced. Its genome's draft sequence[2] revealed notable differences from every other species of Myxococcus that had been originally defined. | |||
Habitat: It was called after the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, on the island of Anglesey in North Wales, where it was separated from soil that was gathered close by. With 73 characters in total, the scientific name of this bacterial species is thought to be the longest name in the binomial naming system. However, it has not yet received approval from the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), and as a result, is not regarded as legitimate. The scientific name Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides has been used for the longest time. | |||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
Revision as of 01:08, 17 November 2022
Classification
Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Myxococcota Class: Myxococcia Order: Myxococcales Family: Myxococcaceae Genus: Myxococcus Species: M. llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
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M. llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis
Description and Significance
Appearance:is a rod-shaped, gram-negative myxobacteria species that can be found in the soil. It feeds on some other bacteria as a predator.The rod-like vegetative cells' ends taper somewhat. The colonies are light brown in color and move in swarms. Fruiting bodies that are broadly round and orange are produced. Its genome's draft sequence[2] revealed notable differences from every other species of Myxococcus that had been originally defined.
Habitat: It was called after the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, on the island of Anglesey in North Wales, where it was separated from soil that was gathered close by. With 73 characters in total, the scientific name of this bacterial species is thought to be the longest name in the binomial naming system. However, it has not yet received approval from the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), and as a result, is not regarded as legitimate. The scientific name Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides has been used for the longest time.
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
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
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 _____, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.
