Hyphomonas neptunium

A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Hyphomonas neptunium

Classification

Higher order taxa

Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacterales; Hyphomonadaceae; Hyphomonas

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Genus species

Description and significance

Hyphomonas neptunium is a prosthecate (having a appendage or stalk) alpha-proteobacterium that was isolated from sea water in Barcelona, Spain and was originally named Hyphomicrobium neptunium. It is a rod-shaped budding aerobic bacterium. supported by 16 rRNA gene sequencing phylogeny, it is currently classified as 'Rhodobacterales.'

Genome structure

its genome is cifrcular with 3705021 bp long and has 3,552 genes.

it utilizes nitrogen as the main energy source of metabolism.

Ecology

Describe any interactions with other organisms (included eukaryotes), contributions to the environment, effect on environment, etc.

Pathology

How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

Application to Biotechnology

Does this organism produce any useful compounds or enzymes? What are they and how are they used?

Current Research

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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 student of Rachel Larsen and Kit Pogliano