Paracoccus pantotrophus

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Classification

Domain; Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacteriales; Paracoccaceae; Paracoccus

Species

NCBI: [1]

Paracoccus pantotrophus

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?

The genome includes two circular chromosomes, with a total length of about 4.2 billion nucleotides.

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

Bockwoldt JA, Zimmermann M, Tiso T, Blank LM. Complete Genome Sequence and Annotation of the Paracoccus pantotrophus Type Strain DSM 2944. Microbiol Resour Announc;9. Epub ahead of print 2 January 2020. DOI: 10.1128/mra.01290-19.

Gupta AB. Thiosphaera pantotropha: a sulphur bacterium capable of simultaneous heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification.

Hollensteiner J, Schneider D, Poehlein A, Brinkhoff T. Pan-genome analysis of six complete Paracoccus type strain genomes from 2 hybrid next generation sequencing. DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.19.545646.

Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.

Van Aalst-Van Leeuwen MA, Pot MA, Van Loosdrecht MCM, Heijnen JJ. Kinetic modeling of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) production and consumption by Paracoccus pantotrophus under dynamic substrate supply. Biotechnol Bioeng 1997;55:773–782.

Author

Page authored by Jess Shearer, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.