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Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | ||
The presence of Carnobacterium can be found in seawater as well as dairy, fish, & meat products. Carnobacterium include the psycrophilic anaerobic species C. maltaromaticum and C. divergens. | |||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== |
Revision as of 02:02, 15 April 2014
Classification
Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli (or Firmibacteria); Lactobacillales; Carnobacteriaceae; Carnobacterium
Species
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Genus species
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. The presence of Carnobacterium can be found in seawater as well as dairy, fish, & meat products. Carnobacterium include the psycrophilic anaerobic species C. maltaromaticum and C. divergens.
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, 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 Heather Moule , student of Dr. Walker & Dr. Kashefi at Michigan State University.