Thioploca araucae
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Thioploca araucae
Classification
Higher order taxa
Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
cellular organisms; Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Thiotrichales; Thiotrichaceae; Thioploca
Species
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Genus species
Thioploca araucae
Description and significance
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Genome structure
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The genome is currently being sequenced.
Cell structure and metabolism
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nitrate principal electron acceptor
link the sulfur and nitrogen cycles
Ecology
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Thioploca cells form filaments that cling to each other and secrete an encompassing sheath of mucous film. The sheath serves as a kind of vertical tunnel through the sediment up to the overlying water, allowing the Thioploca filaments to glide up and down and thereby commute between their food source and the nitrate they need to metabolize it.
Pathology
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Application to Biotechnology
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Current Research
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References
Edited by student of Rachel Larsen
Bo Barker Jørgensen, Victor A Gallardo (1999) Thioploca spp.: filamentous sulfur bacteria with nitrate vacuoles FEMS Microbiology Ecology 28 (4), 301–313.
Nitrogen, Carbon, and Sulfur Metabolism in Natural Thioploca Samples
Vertical Migration in the Sediment-Dwelling Sulfur Bacteria Thioploca spp. in Overcoming Diffusion Limitations MARKUS HUETTEL,* STEFAN FORSTER, SUSANNE KLO¨ SER, AND HENRIK FOSSING Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Population study of the filamentous sulfur bacteria Thioploca spp. off the Bay of Concepcion, Chile Heide N. Schulzl~*B, ettina Strotmannl, Victor A. Gallardo2, Bo B. ~ergensen' 'Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1.28359 Bremen, Germany
Maier S & Gallardo VA (1984) Maier, S., and Gallardo, V.A. "Thioploca araucae sp. nov. and Thioploca chileae sp. nov." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1984) 34:414-418. [No PubMed record available.]
