Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Phylum; Class; Order; Family; Genus
Species
Genus species
Description and significance
Include as many headings as are relevant to your microbe (including things like cell metabolism, ecology, pathology, application to biotechnology). Or, if your microbe is very new and not well studied, then include a heading or two with more description about its native environment or something related to its lifestyle.
Current Research
describe one or two topics of research on this microbe
References
[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.
Edited by (Amanda Hayes), student of Rachel Larsen at the University of Southern Maine