Query: NC_015856:3675592 Collimonas fungivorans Ter331 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Collimonas fungivorans; Collimonas; Oxalobacteraceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Collimonas fungivorans is able to degrade chitin, a major component of the cell wall of fungi, and can grow at the expense of living fungi. Soil bacteria that are known for their antifungal activity.
Subject: NC_004369:1552847 Corynebacterium efficiens YS-314, complete genome
Lineage: Corynebacterium efficiens; Corynebacterium; Corynebacteriaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This is the type strain of C. efficiens isolated by researchers of Ajinomoto food company from soils at Kanagawa, Japan in the late 1980's. The strain can grow and produce glutamate at temperatures above up to 45oC in contrast to C. glutamicum that is only efficient at around 30oC. This feature is very beneficial for industrial applications, because less heat removal is required in fermenters to be used for cultivation of these bacteria. Glutamate-producing bacterium. They may be found as members of the normal microflora of humans, where these bacteria find a suitable niche in virtually every anatomic site. This organism is a recently proposed new species of the genus capable of producing significant quantities of glutamic acid (glutamate), an important enhancer of taste in the food industry. It is currently used commercially to produce glutamate and other amino acids and compounds.