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[[File:Micrograph.png|300px|thumb|right|A micrograph of the organism, note the gas vacuoles at the top]] | [[File:Micrograph.png|300px|thumb|right|A micrograph of the organism, note the gas vacuoles at the top]] | ||
The bacteria which were studied were short, unicellular, gram-negative rods(0.8 by 2 to 3 pm) that typically produced gas vacuoles which appeared as bright refractile areas within the cells. [1] While the cells were non-motile when cultured, the appearance of flagella suggests that they are capable of motion. | |||
===Ecology=== | ===Ecology=== | ||
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At this time, there | At this time, there are no diseases related to this organism have been observed. |
Revision as of 20:00, 12 April 2013
Higher Order Taxa
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Comamonadaceae; Polaromonas
Description and Significance
Genome
Cell Structure and Metabolism
The bacteria which were studied were short, unicellular, gram-negative rods(0.8 by 2 to 3 pm) that typically produced gas vacuoles which appeared as bright refractile areas within the cells. [1] While the cells were non-motile when cultured, the appearance of flagella suggests that they are capable of motion.
Ecology
Related Bacterial Species
In 2004 another organism was proposed for the genus Polaromonas, Polaramonas Napthalenivorans CJ2, which is an aquatic gram-negative, non-spore formin, non-motile coccus. It is capable of growth with naphthalene as its sole carbon and energy source.[3]
Pathology
At this time, there are no diseases related to this organism have been observed.