Query: NC_015161:162000 Deinococcus proteolyticus MRP chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Deinococcus proteolyticus; Deinococcus; Deinococcaceae; Deinococcales; Deinococcus-Thermus; Bacteria General Information: Environment: Soil; Isolation: Faeces of Lama glama; Temp: Mesophile. These are gram-positive bacteria that form pink to red colored colonies. Many of the strains are resistant to radiation. Cells are spherical, nonmotile.
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General Information: This unculturable bacterium causes Zebra Chip disease of potato. The bacterium was identified in 2008 and named as "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" The disease causes million dollar loss in U.S. potato industry. Liberibacters are phloem-limited bacteria that are spread from infected to healthy plants. The species epithet 'solanacearum' refers to the family of plant hosts found to contain these organisms.