Escherichia Whittamii: Difference between revisions
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==Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle== | ==Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle== | ||
Originally cultured from chicken feces, these bacteria are able to grow at 37 degrees Celsius, making them mesophiles, and under anaerobic conditions. These conditions are similar to the environment the bacteria were cultured from ( | Originally cultured from chicken feces, these bacteria are able to grow at 37 degrees Celsius, making them mesophiles, and under anaerobic conditions. These conditions are similar to the environment the bacteria were cultured from (Gilroy). | ||
==Ecology and Pathogenesis== | ==Ecology and Pathogenesis== | ||
Revision as of 23:07, 16 November 2023
Classification
Bacteria (Domain); Pseudomonadota (Phylum); Gammaproteobacteria (Class); Enterobacterales (Order); Escherichia (family) [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
Whittami
Description and Significance
Genome Structure
According to the genome assembly ASM2028370v1, Escherichia whittamii has a genome size of 4.6 Mb and is 50.5 percent GC. It has between 4,359 and 4,341 genes of which 4,031 and 4,167 protein-coding (1).
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Originally cultured from chicken feces, these bacteria are able to grow at 37 degrees Celsius, making them mesophiles, and under anaerobic conditions. These conditions are similar to the environment the bacteria were cultured from (Gilroy).
Ecology and Pathogenesis
References
1. U.S. National Library of Medicine. (n.d.). Escherichia Whittamii Genome Assembly ASM2028370v1 - NCBI - NLM. National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/genome/GCF_020283705.1/
Author
Page authored by Morgan Harris, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.
