Allobaculum fili: Difference between revisions
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Allobaculum fili are rod-shaped cells with tapered ends. These bacteria are found within the gastrointestinal tracts of humans with ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease. They average about ~1-2 µm in length and ~.7 µm in width. It grows in long chains. The chains of bacteria are in anoxic conditions in temperatures ranging from 30°C to 42°C. This bacteria is significant because we can learn more about what causes inflammatory bowl disease and what specific microbes cause damage. | |||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
Revision as of 04:20, 16 November 2023
Classification
Bacteria; Bacillota; Erysipelotrichia; Erysipelotrichales; Erysipelotrichaceae; Allobaculum
Species
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Firmicutes
Description and Significance
Allobaculum fili are rod-shaped cells with tapered ends. These bacteria are found within the gastrointestinal tracts of humans with ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease. They average about ~1-2 µm in length and ~.7 µm in width. It grows in long chains. The chains of bacteria are in anoxic conditions in temperatures ranging from 30°C to 42°C. This bacteria is significant because we can learn more about what causes inflammatory bowl disease and what specific microbes cause damage.
Genome Structure
Genome sequencing of Allobaculum fili was obtained by using Illumina MiSeq sequencing. The genome size of the strain was 2580362 base pairs.
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 Julia Grzeskiewicz, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.
