Acetobacterium woodii: Difference between revisions
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Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.<br> | Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.<br> | ||
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.<br><br> | If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.<br><br> | ||
Acetobacterium woodii is present in ruminant animals and hindgut fermentation chambers of many organisms. Examples of some animals that benefit from its presence are: cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, termites, scarab beetles, cockroaches, and crickets. These hosts benefit from the production of acetate which supplements their nutrition. | |||
Symbiosis with methanogens in rumen/hindgut? | |||
Acetogenesis dominate in many species of termites over methanogenesis | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:48, 13 April 2014
Classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Eubacteriaceae
Species
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Acetobacterium woodii
Named in honor of Harland G. Wood – An American Biochemist who proved animals, humans, bacteria use carbon dioxide in their metabolism.
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Acetobacterium woodii is an anaerobic gram-positive rod-shaped acetogenic bacterium. Motility attributed to one or two flagella.
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.
Acetobacterium woodii is present in ruminant animals and hindgut fermentation chambers of many organisms. Examples of some animals that benefit from its presence are: cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, termites, scarab beetles, cockroaches, and crickets. These hosts benefit from the production of acetate which supplements their nutrition.
Symbiosis with methanogens in rumen/hindgut? Acetogenesis dominate in many species of termites over methanogenesis
References
Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Jay Lennon at IndianaUniversity.
