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===Species===
===Species===
Porphyromona gingivalis 2561T, ATCC 33277T, CCUG 25893T, CCUG 25928T, CIP 103683T, DSM 20709T, JCM 12257T, NCTC 11834T.
‘’Porphyromona gingivalis’’ 2561<sup>T</sup>, ATCC 33277<sup>T</sup>, CCUG 25893<sup>T</sup>, CCUG 25928<sup>T</sup>, CIP 103683<sup>T</sup>, DSM 20709<sup>T</sup>, JCM 12257<sup>T</sup>, NCTC 11834<sup>T</sup>.


==Description and significance==
==Description and significance==

Revision as of 11:36, 22 September 2016

Merinda Hall Bench B 31/08/2016 [1]

Classification

Higher order taxa

Bacteria – Bacteroidetes– Bacteroidia – Bacteroidales – Porphyromonadaceae – Porphyromona

Species

‘’Porphyromona gingivalis’’ 2561T, ATCC 33277T, CCUG 25893T, CCUG 25928T, CIP 103683T, DSM 20709T, JCM 12257T, NCTC 11834T.

Description and significance

Genome structure

Select a strain for which genome information (e.g. size, plasmids, distinct genes, etc.) is available.

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

Summarise some of the most recent discoveries regarding this species.

References

References examples (Use Environmental Microbiology Journal style)

1. Sahm, K., MacGregor, B.J., Jørgensen, B.B., and Stahl, D.A. (1999) Sulphate reduction and vertical distribution of sulphate-reducing bacteria quantified by rRNA slotblot hybridization in a coastal marine sediment. Environ Microbiol 1: 65-74.

2. Human Oral Microbiome

  1. MICR3004

This page is written by Merinda Hall for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016