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Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria – Bacteroidetes – Bacteroidetes – Bacteroidales – Prevotellaceae – Prevotella
Species
P. Oris
Description and significance
The Prevotella species are commonly found and cultured from the rumen and hindgut of cattle and sheep. In humans, they make for opportunistic pathogens and are known for causing periodontal and tooth problems (1). In addition, they have also been found to thrive in the vaginal area, and are sometimes also recovered from the anaerobic infections of the respiratory tract including sinusitis, lung abscess, chronic otitis media, aspiration pneumonia and pulmonary empyema. Studying these bacteria would help scientists and researchers understand better the modes of their spread, their activity and the factors that could hamper their growth, which in turn, could possibly help pave the way for research and development of new drugs and medications to deal with the infections it causes.
Genome structure
Prevotella Oris has not been completely sequenced (1). The only two strains from the Prevotella family that have been completely sequenced are Prevotella intermedia 17 and Prevotella ruminicola 23 (2).
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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This page is written by <Maria Chuvochina> for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016
