Aeromonas media

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Classification

Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Aeromonadales; Aeromonadaceae; Aeromonas

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Aeromonas media

Habitat Information

The sample was collected from an area containing mostly Houston Black soil at a depth of approximately 1". It was a high traffic area in direct sunlight and the ground had been slightly disturbed.

• TEMP: 55°F
• HUMIDITY:
• 24-hr RAINFALL: 0.0in
• PRESSURE: 29.93in

Description and Significance

Aeromonas media colonies are dull, off-white in color and round while slightly raised with an entire margin. On the cellular level it appears as rod-shaped bacteria, 1 by 2 μm in size with rounded ends that are not grouped together in any particular way. There are no antimicrobial properties known at this time and while much is known about other species of this genus, there is little significance given to this particular one.

Genome Structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. This bacteria contains a circular chromosome with a length of 4,777,154 base pairs and a circular plasmid (pWSY) consisting of 11,276 base pairs. Its genome also contains 4,788,430 nucleotides, 4385 protein genes and 156 RNA genes. Other interesting features? Scientists think they have managed to map the entire genome of many of the species of Aeromonas, including Aeromonas media. This is the sequence obtained through PCR: GCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGCACTTTCAGCGAGGAGGAAAGGTTGATGCCTAATACGCATCAGCTGTGACGTTACTCGCAGAAGAAGCACCGGC TAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGGTGCAAGCGTTAATCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGCAGGCGGTTGGATAAGT TAGATGTGAAAGCCCCGGGCTCACCCTGGGAATTGCATTTAAAACTGTCCAGCTAGAGTCTTGTAGAGGGGGGTAGAATTCCGGGGGTAGC GGTGGCCTGCGCCGTCGTCTGTCCTTTATGTTTACCCTGTCCCGCTACTTAAAAAATACCACCGAATCCACCTTCCTCTTACTCA ATTCTTTGGATGCAGTTGGGAAGTGACCCCGGGGAATTCAATCCTTTTGCTGAACCACAACACGCGCCTTAGCCCCTTAAATCCTTAA CTCTTAACCTC

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

Physiology and Pathogenesis

Biochemical characteristics, enzymes made, other characteristics that may be used to identify the organism; contributions to environment (if any).
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

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.

Author

Page authored by James MacFarland, student of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.