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==Description and significance==
==Description and significance==
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. For pathogens, this would include the historical significance of the disease caused.


==Genome structure==
==Genome structure==

Revision as of 01:59, 16 August 2007

A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Genus brown

Classification

Higher order taxa

Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Genus species

Description and significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important. For pathogens, this would include the historical significance of the disease caused.

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?


Cell structure and metabolism

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.


Ecology

Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to environment.

Pathology

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.