Clostridium sporogenes: Difference between revisions
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Clostridium sporogenes is a Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria that exhibits spore production and flagellar motility (ABIS). C. sporogenes can be found in a variety of places including the following: soil, sediment in both marine and freshwater environments, preserved meat and dairy products, fecal matter, snake venom, and infections in domestic animals and humans (ABIS). C. sporogenes is phenotypically similar to other members of its genus C. difficile and C. botulinum; however, while C. botulinum produces the neurotoxin botulinum, which can cause disease in human, C. sporogenes is classified as a harmless biosafety level I organism by the American Type Culture Collection (Kubiak, 2015). This classification of C. sporogenes makes it a candidate for use in the medical field; specifically, the ability of C. sporogenes’ spores to only release its pathogens in a tumor-specific vector will be beneficial in cancer treatments aiming to reduce damage to non-cancerous cells within the host (Theys, 2006). | |||
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Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence? | Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence? | ||
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1. Classification
a. Higher order taxa
Domain Bacteria; Phylum Firmicutes; Class Clostridia; Order Clostridiales; Family Clostridaceae; Genus Clostridium
2. Description and significance
Clostridium sporogenes is a Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria that exhibits spore production and flagellar motility (ABIS). C. sporogenes can be found in a variety of places including the following: soil, sediment in both marine and freshwater environments, preserved meat and dairy products, fecal matter, snake venom, and infections in domestic animals and humans (ABIS). C. sporogenes is phenotypically similar to other members of its genus C. difficile and C. botulinum; however, while C. botulinum produces the neurotoxin botulinum, which can cause disease in human, C. sporogenes is classified as a harmless biosafety level I organism by the American Type Culture Collection (Kubiak, 2015). This classification of C. sporogenes makes it a candidate for use in the medical field; specifically, the ability of C. sporogenes’ spores to only release its pathogens in a tumor-specific vector will be beneficial in cancer treatments aiming to reduce damage to non-cancerous cells within the host (Theys, 2006).
3. 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?
4. Cell structure
Interesting features of cell structure. Can be combined with “metabolic processes”
5. Metabolic processes
Describe important sources of energy, electrons, and carbon (i.e. trophy) for the organism/organisms you are focusing on, as well as important molecules it/they synthesize(s).
6. Ecology
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment.
7. Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
7. Key microorganisms
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8. Current Research
Include information about how this microbe (or related microbes) are currently being studied and for what purpose
9. References
It is required that you add at least five primary research articles (in same format as the sample reference below) that corresponds to the info that you added to this page. [Sample reference] Faller, A., and Schleifer, K. "Modified Oxidase and Benzidine Tests for Separation of Staphylococci from Micrococci". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 1981. Volume 13. p. 1031-1035.
