Pedomicrobium manganicum: Difference between revisions
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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. | ||
''Pedomicrobium manganicum'' are hyphal budding bacterium. The structure of the bacterium is spherical with up to five hyphae per cell. | ''Pedomicrobium manganicum'' are hyphal budding bacterium. The structure of the bacterium is spherical with up to five hyphae per cell [2]. As a terrestrial extremophile, it inhabits particularly harsh environments such as desert rock surfaces in which it can be susceptible to massive variation in temperature as well as UV radiation. Desert rock surfaces are not the only environment it is found in. It can also be found in soils, water systems, and various aquatic systems as biofilms. | ||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 27 April 2015
Classification
- Domain: Bacteria
- Phylum: Proteobacteria
- Class: Alpha Proteobacteria
- Order: Rhizobiales
- Family: Hyphomicrobiaceae
Species
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Pedomicrobium manganicum
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. Pedomicrobium manganicum are hyphal budding bacterium. The structure of the bacterium is spherical with up to five hyphae per cell [2]. As a terrestrial extremophile, it inhabits particularly harsh environments such as desert rock surfaces in which it can be susceptible to massive variation in temperature as well as UV radiation. Desert rock surfaces are not the only environment it is found in. It can also be found in soils, water systems, and various aquatic systems as biofilms.
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 Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Ecology and Pathogenesis
Habitat: Pedomicrobium manganicum is an extremophile that lives on desert rocks and can also forms biofilms in aquatic environments. 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
- Watterson, John R. "Preliminary Evidence for the Involvement of Budding Bacteria in the Origin of Alaskan Placer Gold." Geology 20.April (1992): 315-18. GeoScienceWorld. Web. 20 Apr. 2015.
- R. "Enrichment, Isolation, and Emended Description of Pedomicrobium Ferrugineum Aristovskaya and Pedomicrobium Manganicum Aristovskaya." International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 31.3 (1981): 302-16. IJSEM. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. Web. 21 Apr. 2015.
- Moore, R.L., The Biology of Hyphomicrobium and other Prosthecate, Budding Bacteria. Ann. Rev. Microbiol., 1981. 35: p. 567-594
- Koelbel-Boelke, J.G., R., Hirsch, P., Genome size determinations for 33 strains of budding bacteria. . Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985. 35: p. 270-273.
- Mackenzie, Ronald C. The Genome of the Desert Rock-surface Dwelling Bacterium Pedomicrobium Manganicum. N.p., n.d. Web.
Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Jay Lennon at IndianaUniversity.
