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Esther Chua | Bench E | 31 Aug 2016

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

1. (2016) Kingella oralis (ID 1949)-Genome-NCBI 2. Yagupsky, P. Kingella species. Antimicrobe

References examples

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 <Esther Chua> for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016