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==Classification==
==Classification==


Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/ NCBI] link to find]
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum:  Firmicutes
Class:  Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Bacillus


===Species===
===Species===

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Classification

Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Bacilli Order: Bacillales Family: Bacillaceae Genus: Bacillus

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Bacillus subtilis

Habitat Information

Describe the location and conditions under which the organism was isolated.

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. Bacillus Subtilis is a prokaryote organism. It is a Gram positive organism meaning it has a thick peptidoglycan layer and a think cytoplasmic membrane. It is a rod-shaped cell that used a flagella for motility. This organism is aerobic meaning when it under goes cellular respiration it uses oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor. However after performing a Nitrate reduction test it proved that bacillus Subtilis can reduce Nitrate and survive under anaerobic conditions. Since this is a soil organism, it is highly resistant to UV rays.

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

[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 Jennifer Vega and Crystal Lucio, students of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.