Micromonospora equina

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Classification

Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; Micromonosporineae; Micromonosporaceae; Micromonospora NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Micromonospora equina

Description and Significance

The Micromonospora family can be found in a variety of habitats including; freshwater or saltwater aquatic habitats, deep sea sediments, beach sand, root nodules, least common in soil. Micromonospora equina was discovered in the soil around a race horse track. M. equina is a gram positive, spore forming, aerobic bacteria. Work is still being done to learn more about M. equnina but many strains of Micromonospora produce antibiotics such as gentamycin. While other strains can degrade rubber while others can survive water contaminated by radon.


Genome Structure

Using rapid genus identification , they found that the isolates belong to one of six genera of Micromonosporaceae. BLASTN analysis of 16srRNA gene on strain Y22 showed the microbe was in the genus Micromonospora and showed to have a very close sequence matches to Micromonospora viridifaciens DSM 43909T,Micromonospora auratinigra TT1-11T, and Micromonospora olivasterospora MK70T.


Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Ecology and Pathogenesis

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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 Chanel Redden and Stephanie DeDore, students of Prof. Edward Walker at Michigan State University.

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