Query: NC_014632:1248611 Ilyobacter polytropus DSM 2926 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Ilyobacter polytropus; Ilyobacter; Fusobacteriaceae; Fusobacteriales; Fusobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Country: Germany; Environment: Marine; Isolation: Marine mud from Germany; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 30C. Ilyobacter polytropus was isolated from anoxic marine mud. This organism is able to ferment 3-hydroxybutyrate, crotonate, glycerol and other compounds.
Subject: NC_003454:63500 Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. nucleatum ATCC 25586, complete
Lineage: Fusobacterium nucleatum; Fusobacterium; Fusobacteriaceae; Fusobacteriales; Fusobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Normal oral and gastrointestinal bacterium. This genus contains mostly obligately anaerobic bacilli. Many of the isolates are spindle-shaped, or fusiform. This organism belongs to the normal microflora of the human oral and gastrointestinal tracts. It is a very long and slender spindle-shaped bacillus with sharply pointed ends that is characterized by the ability to invade soft tissues. It acts as a bridge between early and late colonizers of the tooth surface, and exerts synergism with other bacteria in mixed infections. It is most frequently associated with periodontal diseases, as well as with some invasive human infections of the head and neck, chest, lung, liver and abdomen, and some anginas. One of the major amino acid and sugar fermentation pathways in Fusobacterium nucleatum produces butyric and acetic acids.