Ochrobacterium teleogrylli

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Classification

Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhizobiales; Brucellaceae; Ochrobacterium; Ochrobacterium teleogrylli

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Taxonomic status: orphaned species

Description and Significance

Can be plant and animals symbionts, Most commonly this bacterial genus associated with the human pathogenesis. members of the genus Ochrobactrum , were essential for hessian fly to survive on wheat seedlings.

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.

-opportunistic pathogens -found in soil, commonly found in roots of plants - found in deserted cropland in Shuangliu, China.

References

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32100690/

https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.003964

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000862152030495X?casa_token=x81VPN3HvdMAAAAA:YYuUefxGFBqe4nT6tZA9LLSs0szwVFszVm0fY1ifLtfFfJDjIGN-3JUto1wYCcAOzcM06KFn

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/11/1797

https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/ochrobactrum-teleogrylli

Author

Page authored by Angie Mejia-Leiba, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.