Query: NC_016002:1326500 Pseudogulbenkiania sp. NH8B, complete genome
Lineage: Pseudogulbenkiania; Pseudogulbenkiania; Chromobacteriaceae; Neisseriales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Originally isolated from an agricultural field in Niigata, Japan, where paddy rice and soybean were rotationally cultivated every 2 years. Denitrification.
Subject: NC_002946:684728 Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA 1090, complete genome
Lineage: Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Neisseria; Neisseriaceae; Neisseriales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: A serum-resistant streptomycin-resistant proline-requiring strain isolated from a patient with disseminated gonococcal infections. Causes gonorrhea. One of two pathogenic Neisseria, this species causes the sexually transmitted disease (STD) gonorrhea, which is the leading reportable STD in adults in the USA. This human-specific organism colonizes and invades the mucosal surface of the urogenital epithelium, crosses the epithelial barrier, and ends up multiplying on the basement membrane. The Opa proteins are responsible for the opaque colony phenotype due to the tight junctions between adjacent Neisseria, and are also responsible for tight adherence to host cells. This organism, like Neisseria meningitidis, is also naturally competent for DNA uptake.