LRMoore, Univ of Southern Maine
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus LRMoore, Univ of Southern Maine
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Bacteroidetes; Flavobacteriia; Flavobacteriales; Flavobacteriaceae; Capnocytophaga [Use NCBI link to find]
Species
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
'Capnocytophaga canimorsus'
Description and significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
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?
Cell and colony structure
Interesting features of cell structure. Interesting features of colony structure.
Metabolism
Energy source(s); external electron donor(s) (=reductant source(s)); carbon source(s); oxygen classification; important molecules it produces.
Ecology
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment. metagenomic data link
Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors.
References
1.Wim Gaastra, Len J.A. Lipman. Review Capnocytophaga canimorsus. Elsevier, Veterinary Microbiology 140 (2010) 339-346 [doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.01.040] 2. Michio Suzuki, Masanobu Kimura, Koichi Imaoka, Akio Yamada. Prevalence of Capnocytophaga canimorsus and Capnocytophaga cynodegmi in dogs and cats determined by using a newly established species-specific PCR. Veterinary Microbiology Volume 144 Issues 1-2, 29 July 2010, Pages 172-176. [doi:10.1128/JCM.01246-09] 3. http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp; Copyright 1998-2012 American Pet Products Association Inc. 4. Pablo Manfred, Marco Pagni, Guy R. Cornelis. Complete Genome Sequence of the Dog Commensal and Humane Pathogenic Capnocytophaga canimorsus Strain 5. Journal of Bacteriology October 2011 vol. 193 no. 19 5558-5559. [doi:10.1128/JB.05853-11.] 5. Francesco Renzi, Pablo Manfredi, Manuela Mally, Suzette Moes, Paul Jeno , Guy R. Cornelis. The N-glycan Glycoprotein Deglycosylation Complex(Gpd) from Capnocytophaga canimorsus Deglycosylates Human IgG. PLoS Pathog 7(6): e1002118. [doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002118] 6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC267282/pdf/jcm00062-0015.pdf Don J. Brenner, Dannie G. Hollis, G. Richard Fanning, and Robert E. Weaver. Capnocytophaga canimorsus sp. nov. (Formerly CDC Group DF-2), a Cause of Septicemia following Dog Bite, and C. cynodegmi sp. nov., a Cause of Localized Wound Infection following Dog Bite. Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 27, No. 2, Feb. 1989, p. 231-235, 0095-1137/89/020231-05. 7. J. Scott Weese and Martha B. Fulford. Bacterial Diseases. Companion Animal Zoonoses. Published Online: 10 December 2010. [doi: 10.1002/9780470958957] 8. S.K. Dilegge, V.P. Edgcomb, E.R. Leadbetter, Presence of the oral bacterium Capnocytophaga canimorsus in the tooth plaque of canines, Elseiver, Veterinary Microbiology 149 (2011) 437-445 [doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.12.010] 9. Manuela mally, Hwain Shin, Cécile Paroz, Regine Landmann, and Guy R. Cornelis. Capnocytophaga canimorsus A Human Pathogen Feeding at the Surface of Epithelial Cells and Phagocytes. PLoS Pathog 4(9) 2008 e1000164 [doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000164] 10. Hwain Shin, Manuela Mally, Salome Meyer, Chantal Fiechter, Cécile Paroz, Ulrich Zaehringer, Guy R. Cornelis. Resistance of Capnocytophaga canimorsus to Killing by Human Complement and Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. Infect. Immun. June 2009 vol. 77 no. 6 2262-2271[doi: 10.1128/IAI.01324-08]
Edited by student of Dr. Lisa R. Moore, University of Southern Maine, Department of Biological Sciences, http://www.usm.maine.edu/bio
