Query: NC_015172:237397 Syntrophobotulus glycolicus DSM 8271 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Syntrophobotulus glycolicus; Syntrophobotulus; Peptococcaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Country: Germany; Environment: Fresh water, Sludge, Marine; Isolation: isolated from syntrophic coculture FlGlyM; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 28C. This strict anaerobe is a syntrophically glycolate-oxidizing bacterium.
Subject: NC_013961:3269368 Erwinia amylovora, complete genome
Lineage: Erwinia amylovora; Erwinia; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacteriales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This bacterium is the causative agent of Fire Blight, a destructive disease of Maloid fruit trees, such as apple and pear. Outbreaks are sporadic in the Northeast, but result in serious damage to roots, blossoms, fruit, and shoots when they occur. The pathogen overwinters in cankers or in smaller limbs. During early spring, in response to both temperature increases and bud development, the bacteria multiplies and may be seen as a yellowish ooze around the perimeter of the canker. Flies and other insects are attracted to the ooze and disperse the inoculum to other trees in the orchard. This species has recently become resistant to streptomycin, an antibiotic traditionally used in its control.