Query: NC_013520:91961 Veillonella parvula DSM 2008, complete genome
Lineage: Veillonella parvula; Veillonella; Veillonellaceae; Selenomonadales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Intestinal tract; Country: France; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C; Habitat: Human intestinal microflora, Human oral. Veillonella parvula is a small, nonfermentative, strictly anaerobic, gram-negative coccus. It is part of the normal flora of the mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and vagina in humans.
Subject: NC_006177:2943259 Symbiobacterium thermophilum IAM 14863, complete genome
Lineage: Symbiobacterium thermophilum; Symbiobacterium; Shewanellaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: This symbiotic and thermophilic bacterium was discovered by screening for thermostable tryptanophases in Japanese compost. Cultured growth of this organism requires the presence of another bacterial species, such as a Bacillus or Escherichia coli, which provides diffusable metabolites required for its growth. Pure cultures can be obtained by growing Symbiobacterium thermophilum in a bioreactor, separated from its symbiotic counterpart by a dialysis membrane. Because of its symbiotic nature, it cannot be cultured with conventional methods. Despite a negative reaction for gram stain, this species is placed with the gram-positive bacteria based on 16s phylogenetic analysis.