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==Classification== | |||
===Higher order taxa=== | |||
Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; Actinomycetaceae | |||
===Species=== | |||
''Actinomyces naeslundii (NCBI: Taxonomy)'' | |||
==Description and significance== | |||
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | |||
==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? | |||
==Cell structure and metabolism== | |||
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces. | |||
==Ecology== | |||
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to environment. | |||
==Pathology== | |||
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms. | |||
==References== | |||
[Sample reference] [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/50/2/489 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.] | |||
Revision as of 18:34, 4 May 2008
Template:Biorealm Actinomyces naeslundii
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; Actinomycetaceae
Species
Actinomyces naeslundii (NCBI: Taxonomy)
Description and significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
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?
Cell structure and metabolism
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Ecology
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to environment.
Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
