BT Bacillus Thuringiensis
Classification
Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
Eubacteria (kingdom)
Bacteria (domain)
Firmicutes (phylum)
Bacilli (class)
Bacillales (order)
Bacillaceae (family)
Bacillus (genus); Bacillus cereus group
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Genus species
Bacillus Thuringiensis
Habitat Information
Describe the location and conditions under which the organism was isolated.
Latitude: 30.14402 degrees Longitude: -97.78506 degrees
It was a cloudy day high of 58 degrees low of 44 degrees on Jan 30th 2015. A spade and a glass mason jar to collet the soil sample. The soil was collected after digging 1 foot below the surface. The location of the soil sample chosen was in a natural ravine off the end of a gated home property Rainfall was 0.0" and the pressure was 28.53" The location was mostly Lewisville silty clay at 1-2 percent slopes.
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance (colonial and cellular), possible antimicrobial activity etc. of the organism, and why the organism might be significant.
Cellular: gram-positive, forms spores, rod-shape
Colonial morphology: filamentous, raised, undulate, medium, aggressive grower, shiny, smooth, creamy white in color
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? Include S Ribosomal sequence that you obtained from PCR and sequencing here.
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
Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.
