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''Citricoccus nitrophenolicus''
''Citricoccus nitrophenolicus''
==Description and Significance==
Citricoccus nitrophenolicus is a gram-posiitive aerobe, which uses
It was isolated from a wastewter treatment facility, by means of selective enrichment using para-nitrophenol.
Citricoccus nitrophenolicus grows at an optimum of 27 *C, within a pH range of 8-8.8 and at salinity levels from 3-17%. For this reason it is considered "halotolerant"
When grown in the lab on agar plates, it exhibits bright yellow colonies,which are circular and smooth and non of which form endopores.


==Genome Structure==
==Genome Structure==

Revision as of 17:00, 3 May 2013

Classification

Kingdom - Bacteria

Phylum - Actinobacteria

Class - Actinobacteridae

Order - Actinomycetales

Family - Micrococcineae

Genus - Micrococcaceae


Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Citricoccus nitrophenolicus

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?

Metabolism and Life Cycle

heterotrophs, anaerobically and microaerobically

require sulfur, thiosulfate or sulfate as electron acceptors

isolates grew well in yeast extract (carbon source)

   other sugars worked, but not as well (glycogen, gelatin, etc.)

large amounts of tetraether core lipids and trace amounts of diether core lipids.

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.



http://ijsb.sgmjournals.org/content/49/3/1157.full.pdf+html [This is where I found all the above info, I will properly cite within the next day or two]


Author

Page authored by Cheryl Christie and Neha Rao, student of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.

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