User:S4355889
Name: Callum Le Lay
Bench ID: C
Date: 31/08/2016
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Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria - Terrabacteria group - Firmicutes - Negativicutes - Veillonellales - Veillonellaceae - Veillonella Graphical circular map of the genome. From outside to the center: Genes on forward strand (color by COG categories), Genes on reverse strand (color by COG categories), RNA genes (tRNAs green, rRNAs red, other RNAs black), GC content, GC skew.
Species
Type strain: ATCC 10790, ATCC 17742, CCUG 5123, DSM 2008, JCM 12972, KCTC 5019, NCTC 11810, Prevot Te 3, Prévot Te3, ATCC 10790, Te 3, VTT E-001737
Species name and type strain (consult LPSN http://www.bacterio.net/index.html for this information)
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
Select a strain for which genome information (e.g. size, plasmids, distinct genes, etc.) is available.
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?
- Periodontitis and dental caries
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Osteomyelitus
- Endocarditis
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
Notes
TEMPORARY: TO BE DELETED AFTER FINISH
This page was written by Callum Le Lay for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016