Candidatus Cardinium

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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.

-Specifically located in reproductive tissues of host.

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

[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 Benjamin Lowe & Brian Lovett, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.

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