Serena and Beth - Bacillus thurigiensis: Difference between revisions
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This organism Bacillus thuringiensis was collected and isolated into a sample of 3 tablespoons of the dampen soil. It was gathered at the soil ground from a homeowner's front lawn on a street named Rei Tang Loop in Kyle, Texas, at the location Latitude: 30.0031643 and Longitude: -97.8756188 and Sea level: 221 m. The collection laid within a sloped old garden patch that was within a stoned surrounding near a cactus plant and near a home. The soil sample was collected on January 28th, 2015. The air temperature was 73 fahrenheit with humidity at 24 percent, with no rainfall prior to 24 hours, with solar radiation being at 2 of 10 UV. Soil was collected from the surface to the depth of 1 inch. The location was collected around 3:30 PM in a semi-shaded semi-sunny location with no foot traffic. | |||
==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
Revision as of 06:35, 6 May 2016
Classification
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Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Bacilli Order: Bacillales Family :Bacillaceae
Species
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Bacillus
Habitat Information
This organism Bacillus thuringiensis was collected and isolated into a sample of 3 tablespoons of the dampen soil. It was gathered at the soil ground from a homeowner's front lawn on a street named Rei Tang Loop in Kyle, Texas, at the location Latitude: 30.0031643 and Longitude: -97.8756188 and Sea level: 221 m. The collection laid within a sloped old garden patch that was within a stoned surrounding near a cactus plant and near a home. The soil sample was collected on January 28th, 2015. The air temperature was 73 fahrenheit with humidity at 24 percent, with no rainfall prior to 24 hours, with solar radiation being at 2 of 10 UV. Soil was collected from the surface to the depth of 1 inch. The location was collected around 3:30 PM in a semi-shaded semi-sunny location with no foot traffic.
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance (colonial and cellular), possible antimicrobial activity etc. of the organism, and why the organism might be significant.
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? Include S Ribosomal sequence that you obtained from PCR and sequencing here.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Physiology and Pathogenesis
Biochemical characteristics, enzymes made, other characteristics that may be used to identify the organism; contributions to environment (if any).
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
References
Author
Page authored by Serena Perez and Elizabeth Koch, student of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.
