Streptobacillus Moniliformis

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1. Classification

a. Higher order taxa

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2. Description and significance

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3. Genome structure

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4. Cell structure

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5. Metabolic processes

S. moniliformis is a chemoheterotroph, using carbohydrates as an energy source, and monosaccharides and starch as carbon sources (12). The bacterium does not produce catalase or oxidase enzymes, suggesting that the bacterium uses fermentation for metabolism. The bacterium produces acid from metabolism of glucose, fructose, maltose, and starch, but no gas (12). There is disagreement regarding the oxygen requirements of the bacterium: S. moniliformis has been classified as a facultative anaerobe (13) and a microaerophile (14), while S. moniliformis isolated from guinea pigs specifically has been shown to behave as an obligate anaerobe (15).

6. Ecology

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7. Pathology

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8. Current Research

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9. References

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