Query: NC_011661:998562 Dictyoglomus turgidum DSM 6724, complete genome Lineage: Dictyoglomus turgidum; Dictyoglomus; Dictyoglomaceae; Dictyoglomales; Dictyoglomi; Bacteria General Information: An extremely thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring in the Uzon volcano caldera in Kamchatka.
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General Information: This organism is a gut symbiont of the Blue-Green Sharpshooter and several other leafhopper species. It synthesizes amino acids for the host, enabling the leafhopper to live on a diet of plant sap. The Blue-Green Sharpshooter is an important vector for Pierce's Disease in plants, caused by the spread of Xylella fastidiosa.