Koribacter
Classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Acidobacteria
Class: Acidobacteria
Order: Acidobacteriales
Family: Acidobacteriaceae
Genus: Candidatus Koribacter
Description
First isolated from soil in ryegrass/clover pasture in Australian in 2003. After the strain was isolated, it was informally given the candidate Latin binomial "Candidatus Koribacter versatilis" Ellin345. Cells are small (0.5um by 1.0um) Gram-negative rods.
Ecology and Significance
Growth temperatures are between 4C and 37C. It is widely distributed in soils, and members make up to 14% of soil bacterial communities in some samples.
Genome Structure
The complete genome sequence is located in the GenBank database under the accession number CP000360. It has a Circular chromosome, contains 5,650,368 nucleotides, 4,777 protein genes, and 55 RNA genes. The genome contains full complements of flagellar and chemotaxis genes.
Metabolism
It is heterotrophic and able to grow on a variety of sugars or polysaccharides. It is acidophilic and able to brow between pH 3.0 and 7.5; optimum is below pH 6.0. It is capable of hemicellulose side chain degradation.
References
[1] Golyshin, Peter N. “Genome Sequence Completed of Alcanivorax borkumensis, a Hydrocarbon-degrading Bacterium That Plays a Global Role in Oil Removal from Marine Systems.” 3 (2003): 215-20. Print.
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Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Katherine Mcmahon at University of Wisconsin - Madison.