Aeromonas media
Classification
Bacteria (Kingdom); Proteobacteria (Phylum); Gammaproteobacteria (Class); Aeromonadales (Order); Aeromonadaceae (Family); Aeromonas (Genus)
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Aeromonas media
Habitat Information
The sample was collected from an area containing mostly Houston Black soil at a depth of approximately 1". It was a high traffic area in direct sunlight and the ground had been slightly disturbed.
- TEMP: 55°F
- HUMIDITY:
- 24-hr RAINFALL: 0.0in
- PRESSURE: 29.93in
Description and Significance
Aeromonas media colonies are dull, off-white in color and round while slightly raised with an entire margin. On the cellular level it appears as rod-shaped bacteria, 1 by 2 μm in size with rounded ends that are not grouped together in any particular way. There are no antimicrobial properties known at this time and while much is known about other species of this genus, there is little significance given to this particular one.
Genome Structure
Scientists think they have managed to map the entire genome of many of the species of Aeromonas, including Aeromonas media. This bacteria contains a circular chromosome with a length of 4,777,154 base pairs and a circular plasmid (pWSY) consisting of 11,276 base pairs. Its genome also contains 4,788,430 nucleotides, 4385 protein genes and 156 RNA genes. This is the sequence obtained through PCR after isolation of the organism: GCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGCACTTTCAGCGAGGAGGAAAGGTTGATGCCTAATACGCATCAGCTGTGACGTTACTCGCAGAAGAAGCACCGGC TAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGGTGCAAGCGTTAATCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGCAGGCGGTTGGATAAGT TAGATGTGAAAGCCCCGGGCTCACCCTGGGAATTGCATTTAAAACTGTCCAGCTAGAGTCTTGTAGAGGGGGGTAGAATTCCGGGGGTAGC GGTGGCCTGCGCCGTCGTCTGTCCTTTATGTTTACCCTGTCCCGCTACTTAAAAAATACCACCGAATCCACCTTCCTCTTACTCA ATTCTTTGGATGCAGTTGGGAAGTGACCCCGGGGAATTCAATCCTTTTGCTGAACCACAACACGCGCCTTAGCCCCTTAAATCCTTAA CTCTTAACCTC
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Physiology and Pathogenesis
Biochemical characteristics, enzymes made, other characteristics that may be used to identify the organism; contributions to environment (if any).
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
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Author
Page authored by James MacFarland, student of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.