User:S4438663
Name Chew Zi Huai (s4438663) Bench ID C Date 23/09/2016 [1]
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria – Firmicutes – Negativicutes – Selenomonadales – Veillonellaceae – Veillonella
Species
Species name and type strain: Veillonella parvula DM2008
Description and significance
Give a general description of the species (e.g. where/when was it first discovered, where is it commonly found, has it been cultured, functional role, type of bacterium [Gram+/-], morphology, etc.) and explain why it is important to study this microorganism. Examples of citations [1], [2]
Genome structure
Veillonella parvula DSM 2008 has one main circular DNA chromosome with 38.6% GC content. With a total of 2132142 base pair, 1920 predicted genes, 1859 protein genes, 61 RNA genes and 15 pseudogenes.
Cell structure and metabolism
Cell wall, biofilm formation, motility, metabolic functions.
Ecology
Aerobe/anaerobe, habitat (location in the oral cavity, potential other environments) and microbe/host interactions.
Pathology
Do these microorganisms cause disease in the oral cavity or elsewhere?
Application to biotechnology
Bioengineering, biotechnologically relevant enzyme/compound production, drug targets,…
Current research
Summarise some of the most recent discoveries regarding this species.
References
References examples
- ↑ MICR3004
This page is written by<your name> for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016