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Name Christoffer Vinther Soerensen Bench ID E Date 31/8 [1]
Organism: Veillonella parvula
Classification
Higher order taxa
Kingdom – Domain – Phylum – Class – Order – Family – Genus
Species
Species name and type strain (consult LPSN http://www.bacterio.net/index.html for this information)
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]
The genus Veillonella was first described back in 1898 by Veillon and Zuber, and the name Veillonella was proposed in 1933 by Prevot. It is an anaerobic, nonsporulating, nonmotile gram-negative cocci and has been cultured from humans. (http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/14/1/361.full.pdf+html)
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.
Veillonellae is able to utilize short-chain organic acids, especially lactate for growth. Vellionallea is often found in dual-species dental biofilm, the other species often being streptococci. When streptococci is growing on sugars it produces lactate, which Veillonellea then can utilize. (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00262.x/full)
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?
Veillonella Parvula
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
- ↑ MICR3004
This page is written by Christoffer Vinther Soerensen for the MICR3004 course, Semester 2, 2016