Query: NC_015500:311845 Treponema brennaborense DSM 12168 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Treponema brennaborense; Treponema; Spirochaetaceae; Spirochaetales; Spirochaetes; Bacteria
General Information: Environment: Host; Isolation: Ulcerative lesion of a bovine foot infected; Temp. Mesophile. This organism is the causative agent for digital dermatitis in bovines. This disease produces painful lesions on the foot and can cause weight loss and decreased milk production.
Subject: NC_008260:1044440 Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2, complete genome
Lineage: Alcanivorax borkumensis; Alcanivorax; Alcanivoracaceae; Oceanospirillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This bacterium was isolated from a seawater sediment sample in the North Sea. The species is able to use Mihagol-S (C14,15-n-alkanes) as a principal carbon source. Using n-alkanes as a sole carbon source causes the strains to produce extracellular and membrane-bound surface-active glucose lipids. Phenotypic analysis showed a restricted nutritional profile, high halotolerance, the absence of fermentative metabolism, and a low G+C content. This, in combination with a 16S phylogenetic study, allowed the placing of this organism into a new genus.