Variovorax durovernensis

BIO 330 - Variovorax durovernensis

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Classification

Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Pseudomonadota Class: Betaproteobacteria Order: Burkholderiales Family: Comamonadaceae12

Species

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Description and Significance

Variovorax durovernensis is a gram-negative bacterium with a curved rod-like cellular morphology. This bacterium typically finds its habitat is soil but has been found in human infections specifically located in the aorta. Variovorax durovernensis is significant because of its role in medicine, potential technology advancements, and ecological health such as plant growth.

Genome Structure

Variovorax durovernensis is approximately 7,390,000 base pairs in size. Variovorax durovernensis has a single circular chromosome. In addition, Variovorax durovernensis has the feature to adapt to extreme environmental conditions and bioremediation. The sequence itself does not differ far from other Variovorax; however, Variovorax durovernensis has a unique sequence that provides a stronger ability to adapt to extreme environmental changes.

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.

References

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/taxonomy/2832471/.

Alcolea-Medina A, Snell LB, Payne L, Alder CJ, Turnbull JD, Charalampous T, Bryan L, Klein JL, Edgeworth JD, Batra R, Goodman AL. Variovorax durovernensis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from an infected prosthetic aortic graft in a human. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2023 Dec;73(12). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006184. PMID: 38050797.

Ghimire, N., Kim, B., Lee, CM. et al. Comparative genome analysis among Variovorax species and genome guided aromatic compound degradation analysis emphasizing 4-hydroxybenzoate degradation in Variovorax sp. PAMC26660. BMC Genomics 23, 375 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08589-3

Author

Page authored by Devin Wilson, KJ Fort, Nick Prewo, and Michael Sanders, students of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.