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==Habitat Information ==
==Habitat Information ==
Describe the location and conditions under which the organism was isolated.
B. pumilus can be found in a wide variety of soils, plants, and surfaces. My particular sample was found in an area of Lewisville soils and Urban land, with 0 to 2 percent slopes. The temperature and humidity when the sample was taken were 73º F and 22%. Pressure was 30.03 in. and the solar radiation was at 17.55 MJm2. There had been no rainfall in the previous 24 hours. The specific location was a grassy area between my apartment building and the parking lot. The address is 2703 Manor Rd, Austin, TX, 78722.


==Description and Significance==
==Description and Significance==

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Classification

Domain: Bacteria Kingdom: Eubacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Bacilli Order: Bacillales Family: Bacillaceae Genus: Bacillus Species: B. Pumilus

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Bacillus pumilus

Habitat Information

B. pumilus can be found in a wide variety of soils, plants, and surfaces. My particular sample was found in an area of Lewisville soils and Urban land, with 0 to 2 percent slopes. The temperature and humidity when the sample was taken were 73º F and 22%. Pressure was 30.03 in. and the solar radiation was at 17.55 MJm2. There had been no rainfall in the previous 24 hours. The specific location was a grassy area between my apartment building and the parking lot. The address is 2703 Manor Rd, Austin, TX, 78722.

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance (colonial and cellular), possible antimicrobial activity etc. of the organism, and why the organism might be significant.

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? Include S Ribosomal sequence that you obtained from PCR and sequencing here.


Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.


Physiology and Pathogenesis

Biochemical characteristics, enzymes made, other characteristics that may be used to identify the organism; contributions to environment (if any).
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 _____, student of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.