Karenia milkimotoi
Karenia mikimotoi
Classification
Archaea; Nitrososphaerota; Nitrososphaeria; Nitrosopumilales; Nitrosopumilaceae
Species
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Dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Genome Structure
Members of the Karenia family are eukaryotes, meaning their genome structure is linear. Of the Karenia family K. mikimotoi has the third largest genome being 53.4.1 ± 3.05 pg DNA/cell. Of the sequenced DNA of K. mikimotoi one chromosome is considered the AG-chromosome due to the amount of arginine and guanine it contains. It was also found that K. mikimotoi contains numerous sections of recombinant DNA and nucleolar organizer regions.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
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K. mikimotoi gains energy through hydrolysis reactions of ATP to ADP. However, in recent years there has been a decrease of phosphorus in the oceans where K. mikimotoi is mainly found. This decrease has led to an increase of the utilization of dissolved organic phosphorus to create ATP. (add more)
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] [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/50/2/489 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 Mackenzie H. Deck, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington. [[Category:Pages edited by students of Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington]]
