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Jeniffer Denisse Loaiza Naranjo Bench D 31/08/16 [1]
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria – Terrabcateria group – Actinobacteria – Actinobacteria – Micrococcales – Micrococcaceae – Rothia
Species
Rothia dentocariosa ATCC 17931
Description and significance
Rothia dentocariosa is a bacteria first described and isolated by George and Brown 1967 from human clinical samples of patients with caries [1]. It is a Gram-positive organisms, with a pleomorphic morphology. It present itself as filamentous with branches in plates or in cocci form in fluid environment [2]. It can be seen in clusters, individually or in chains. R. dentocariosa is commonly found in oral cavity of humans and correlated with periodontal diseases [2, 14]. Due to its prevalence and pathologies to humans, it is important to study this organism and its virulence factors.
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?
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
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- ↑ MICR3004
This page is written by<Jeniffer Denisse Loaiza Naranjo> for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016