Candidatus Cardinium
Classification
Bacteria; Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi group; Bacteroidetes; unclassified Bacteroidetes. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Genus species
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
-Picture in references -Bacterium from Bacteriodetes group -Involved in reproduction alterations of arthropod host organisms. -Cytoplasmic incompatibility -Parthenogenesis -Feminization -Distantly related hosts can harbor closely related Cardinium -Closely related Cardinium tended to cluster with closely related hosts. -Often found with other anthropod-associated Bacteroidetes that alter host biology.
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?
-http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EU567084.1 -Linear DNA
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
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
Author
Page authored by Benjamin Lowe & Brian Lovett, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.
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