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Zoogloea can be found free-living in fresh waters that have been organically polluted. It can also grow in waste-water treatment at all levels. Zoogloea are aerobic, chemoorganotrophic. For energy they use oxidative metabolism. Zoogloea has been studied as a pure culture. | Zoogloea can be found free-living in fresh waters that have been organically polluted. It can also grow in waste-water treatment at all levels. Zoogloea are aerobic, chemoorganotrophic. For energy they use oxidative metabolism. Zoogloea has been studied as a pure culture. |
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Classification
Domain: Bactria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Betaproteobacteria Order: Rhodocycales Genus: Zoogloea Species: Ramigera
Description
Zoogloea can be found free-living in fresh waters that have been organically polluted. It can also grow in waste-water treatment at all levels. Zoogloea are aerobic, chemoorganotrophic. For energy they use oxidative metabolism. Zoogloea has been studied as a pure culture.
Ecology and Significance
Genome Structure
G/C is roughly 64.5%
Metabolism
References
[1] Golyshin, Peter N. “Genome Sequence Completed of Alcanivorax borkumensis, a Hydrocarbon-degrading Bacterium That Plays a Global Role in Oil Removal from Marine Systems.” 3 (2003): 215-20. Print.
Figures
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[1] [2F] [2] [3F] [3] [4F] [4] [5F] [Original Figure. Author: Pawan Dhaliwal] [6F]
http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/File:Lorenzo.gif
[7F] [5]
Author
Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Katherine Mcmahon at University of Wisconsin - Madison.