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Revision as of 02:37, 18 September 2016
Esther Chua | Bench E | 31 Aug 2016 [1]
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria - Proteobacteria - Betaproteobacteria - Neisseriales - Neisseriaceae - Kingella - Kingella oralis
Species
Kingella oralis
Type strain: strain UB-38 = ATCC 51147= CCUG 30450 = CIP 103803
Description and significance
Kingella oralis is a gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacilli that grows in mesophillic environments and is isolated from human dental plaque. Kingella oralis is associated with periodontitis;
Genome structure
ATCC 51147
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. Antimicrobe Yagupsky, P. Kingella species
- ↑ MICR3004
This page is written by <Esther Chua> for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016