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Jocelyn Xanthopoulo Bench B 43922510 31/08/2016 [1]

Classification

Higher order taxa

Bacteria; Fibrobactere-Chlorobi-Bacteroidetes superphylum; Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidales; Porphyromonadaceae; Porphyromonas

Species

Species name: Porphyromonas gingivalis Type Strain: W83

Description and significance

Give a general description of the species (e.g. where/when was it first discovered, where is it commonly found, has it been cultured, functional role, type of bacterium [Gram+/-], morphology, etc.) and explain why it is important to study this microorganism. 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

1. Haffajee, A.D., Cugini, M.A., Tanner, A., Pollack, R.P., Smith, C., Kent, R.L., Socransky, S.S. (1998) Subgingival microbiota in healthy, well-maintained elder and periodontitis subjets. J Clin Periodontol5:346-353.

  1. MICR3004

This page is written by Dylan Ravensberg for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016