Ruegeria pomeroyi

Ruegeria pomeroyi

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Legend. Image credit: Gonzalez et al. 2003 Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 1261-1269.

Classification

cellular organisms; Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacterales; Roseobacteraceae; Ruegeria; Ruegeria pomeroyi [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: [1]

Genus species Ruegeria, Ruegeria pomeroyi

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

Genome Structure

R. pomeroyi's chromosome contains 4,109,437 bp and has a circular chromosome, as well as a 491,611 bp circular megaplasmid. The sequence gives a good insight into how R. pomeroyi's role in the carbon cycle in the ocean.

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 Duncan Wall, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.