Porphyromonas gingivalis

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P. gingivalis colonies grown on blood agar.[1] Heme from the media is oxidized by the bacteria to produce hemin which accumulates on the cell surface producing a characteristic black pigment after about 7 days of anaerobic incubation.[2]

Ron Ramsay, Bench C, September 23, 2016 [3]

Classification

Higher order taxa

(domain) Bacteria — (phylum) Bacteroidetes — (class) Bacteroidia — (order) Bacteroidales — (family) Porphyromonadaceae — (genus) Porphyromonas [4][5]

Species

Porphyromonas gingivalis

Type strain: 2561 = ATCC 33277 = BCRC 14417 = CCRC 14417 = CCUG 25893 = CCUG 25928 = CIP 103683 = Coykendall 2561 = DSM 20709 = JCM 12257 = KCTC 5121 = NCTC 11834 = Slots 2561 [5][6]

Description and significance

Give a general description of the species (e.g. where/when was it first discovered, where is it commonly found, has it been cultured, functional role, type of bacterium [Gram+/-], morphology, etc.) and explain why it is important to study this microorganism. Examples of citations [1], [2] 

Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Veillonella, named after Adrien Veillon, the French microbiologist who isolated the type species.

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Genome structure

P. gingivalis [10]

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Cell structure and metabolism

Cell wall, biofilm formation, motility, metabolic functions.

Ecology

Aerobe/anaerobe, habitat (location in the oral cavity, potential other environments) and microbe/host interactions.

Pathology

Do these microorganisms cause disease in the oral cavity or elsewhere?

Application to biotechnology

Bioengineering, biotechnologically relevant enzyme/compound production, drug targets,…

Current research

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References

[2] [11]

  1. ↑ Nakayama, K. (2015). Porphyromonas Gingivalis and Related Bacteria: From Colonial Pigmentation to the Type Ix Secretion System and Gliding Motility. J Periodontal Res 50:1-8. doi:10.1111/jre.12255.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shah, H. N. and M. D. Collins. (1988). Proposal for Reclassification of Bacteroides Asaccharolyticus, Bacteroides Gingivalis, and Bacteroides Endodontalis in a New Genus, Porphyromonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 38:128-31. doi:10.1099/00207713-38-1-128.
  3. ↑ MICR3004: Microbial Genomics. University of Queensland. MICR3004 course information
  4. ↑ NCBI Taxonomy Browser
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 StrainInfo.net. Porphyromonas gingivalis
  6. ↑ LPSN: List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Porphyromonas
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Nobody
  8. ↑ Mysak, J., S. Podzimek, P. Sommerova, Y. Lyuya-Mi, J. Bartova, T. Janatova, J. Prochazkova, and J. Duskova. (2014). Porphyromonas Gingivalis: Major Periodontopathic Pathogen Overview. J Immunol Res 2014:8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/476068.
  9. ↑ Tan, K. H., C. A. Seers, S. G. Dashper, H. L. Mitchell, J. S. Pyke, V. Meuric, N. Slakeski, S. M. Cleal, J. L. Chambers, M. J. McConville, and E. C. Reynolds. (2014). Porphyromonas Gingivalis and Treponema Denticola Exhibit Metabolic Symbioses. Plos Pathogens 10:e1003955. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003955.
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Klein
  11. ↑ Genbank nucleotide sequence database. accession: AP009380.1: "Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 33277 DNA, complete genome"

This page is written by Ron Ramsay for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016

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