Moorella thermoacetica

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Classification

Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Clostridia Order: Thermoanaerobacterales Family: Thermoanaerobacteiaceae Genus: Moorela Species: thermoacetica

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Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Moorella Thermoacetica

Description and Significance

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Genome Structure

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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

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

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] 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 Thomas Wilson, Leena Babiker and Esther Dzikushie, students of Professors Ned Walker and Kaz Kashefi, Michigan State University.