Query: NC_015945:708968 Muricauda ruestringensis DSM 13258 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Muricauda ruestringensis; Muricauda; Flavobacteriaceae; Flavobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria General Information: Country: Germany; Isolation: Seawater sediment suspension containing; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 30C. Muricauda ruestringensis is an aquatic bacterium originally isolated from coastal sediment from the North Sea. This organism produces a long thick appendage which is an extension of the outer membrane.
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General Information: This species is a green sulfur bacterium which forms sedimentary biofilm layers. It has been shown to be associated with coral killed by Black-Band Disease (BBD) a microbial infection of larger coral species. This is a concern for reef conservationists as the larger species are responsible for coral scaffolds, and their reduction by disease would have considerable impact on the reef structure. While there is currently no cause-and-effect link between Prosthecochloris aestuarii and BBD, the species was found on coral which was killed by the disease and was not found on healthy coral or in the surrounding seawater.