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Jeniffer Denisse Loaiza Naranjo Bench D 31/08/16

Classification

Higher order taxa

Bacteria – Terrabcateria group – Actinobacteria – Actinobacteria – Micrococcales – Micrococcaceae – Rothia

Species

Rothia dentocariosa ATCC 17931

Description and significance

Rothia dentocariosa is a bacteria first described and isolated by George and Brown 1967 from human clinical samples of patients with caries [1]. It is a Gram-positive organisms, with a pleomorphic morphology. It present itself as filamentous with branches in plates or in cocci form in fluid environment [2]. It can be seen in clusters, individually or in chains. R. dentocariosa is commonly found in oral cavity of humans and correlated with periodontal diseases [2, 14]. Due to its prevalence and pathologies to humans, it is important to study this organism and its virulence factors.

Examples of citations [1], [2]

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

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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

This page is written by<Jeniffer Denisse Loaiza Naranjo> for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016