Query: NC_013921:36000 Thermoanaerobacter italicus Ab9 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Thermoanaerobacter italicus; Thermoanaerobacter; Thermoanaerobacteraceae; Thermoanaerobacterales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Mud, thermal spa; Italy, Abano Terme; Country: Italy; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 70C; Habitat: Fresh water, Mud. Anaerobic, thermophilic, spore-forming Gram-positive bacterium. Thermoanaerobacter italicus was isolated from a thermal spa in Italy. This organism is able to degrade pectin and pectate at high temperatures.
Subject: CU928160:4248621 Escherichia coli IAI1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Escherichia coli; Escherichia; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacteriales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This organism was named for its discoverer, Theodore Escherich, and is one of the premier model organisms used in the study of bacterial genetics, physiology, and biochemistry. This enteric organism is typically present in the lower intestine of humans, where it is the dominant facultative anaerobe present, but it is only one minor constituent of the complete intestinal microflora. E. coli, is capable of causing various diseases in its host, especially when they acquire virulence traits. E. coli can cause urinary tract infections, neonatal meningitis, and many different intestinal diseases, usually by attaching to the host cell and introducing toxins that disrupt normal cellular processes.