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Chryseobacterium nematophagum

Classification

Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: [1]

Genus species

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

Genome Structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Chryseobacterium nematophagous kills the environmental stages of a wide range of nematode parasites. After ingested by a nematode they attack it from the inside by breaking down its extracellular matrics and then kill it.

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://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30813925/ Page AP, Roberts M, Félix MA, Pickard D, Page A, Weir W. The golden death bacillus Chryseobacterium nematophagum is a novel matrix digesting pathogen of nematodes. BMC Biol. 2019 Feb 28;17(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s12915-019-0632-x. PMID: 30813925; PMCID: PMC6394051.

Author

Page authored by Isabella Noch, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.