Query: NC_014721:135982 Caldicellulosiruptor kristjanssonii 177R1B chromosome, complete Lineage: Caldicellulosiruptor kristjanssonii; Caldicellulosiruptor; Thermoanaerobacterales Family III; Thermoanaerobacterales; Firmicutes; Bacteria General Information: Country: Iceland; Environment: Hot spring; Isolation: Hot spring biomat; Iceland; Temp: Thermophile. Country:Iceland. Caldicellulosiruptor kristjanssonii is able to degrade cellulose, xylan and other complex substrates. This organism is thermophilic with a growth temperature optimum of 72 degrees C.
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General Information: This strain is a standard laboratory strain. It is virulent for humans and cattle. Causes bovine brucellosis. They are highly infectious, and can be spread through contact with infected animal products or through the air, making them a potential bioterrorism agent. Once the organism has entered the body, it can become intracellular, and enter the blood and lymphatic regions, multiplying inside phagocytes before eventually causing bacteremia (spread of bacteria through the blood). Virulence may depend on a type IV secretion system which may promote intracellular growth by secreting important effector molecules. This organism was first noticed on the island of Malta. It is the primary cause of bovine brucellosis, which results in enormous (billions of dollars) economic losses due primarily to reproductive failure and food losses. In man, it causes undulant fever, a long debilitating disease that is treated by protracted administration of antibiotics.