Query: NC_010184:4155345 Bacillus weihenstephanensis KBAB4, complete genome
Lineage: Bacillus weihenstephanensis; Bacillus; Bacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Bacillus weihenstephanensis is a psychrotolerant member of the Bacillus species. This organism can grow at temperatures of 7 degrees C. Bacillus weihenstephanensis is a non-pathogenic, Gram-positive, typical facultative psychrophile generally found in soil.
Subject: NC_012470:853561 Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, complete genome
Lineage: Streptococcus equi; Streptococcus; Streptococcaceae; Lactobacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: This bacterium is part of the normal bacterial flora in horses, however, it has also been isolated from a number of other mammals including humans. S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus is the cause of Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD) in horses. This organism is also an opportunistic pathogen which can cause infections in the upper respiratory tract, uterus, umbilicus and in open wounds. Pathogenic in horses, goats and sheep. Streptococci are Gram-positive, nonmotile, nonsporeforming, catalase-negative cocci that occur in pairs or chains. Members of this genus vary widely in pathogenic potential. Most streptococci are facultative anaerobes, and some are obligate anaerobes.