Query: NC_018868:569423 Simiduia agarivorans SA1 = DSM 21679 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Simiduia agarivorans; Simiduia; ; ; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Simiduia agarivorans strain SA1 was isolated from shallow seawater from the coastal region of Keelung, Taiwan and is able to degrade a variety of polysaccharides, such as agar, alginate, cellulose, and chitin. Mesophilic and halophilic.
Subject: NC_010159:1288000 Yersinia pestis Angola, complete genome
Lineage: Yersinia pestis; Yersinia; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacteriales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated prior to 1985 and belongs to the antiqua biovar. It can ferment rhamnonse and melibiose which is a property usually associated with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Strain Angola belongs to a group of atypical Yersinia pestis strains with genotypic similarities that are intermediate between Y. pestis and Y. pseudotuberuclosis strains. Genotypic studies indicate that strain Angola is the oldest Y. pestis strain analyzed to date. It carries three plasmids that are similar to other Y. pestis plasmids but have aberrant sizes. The critical virulence factor, the V antigen, is different than that encoded by typical strains of Y. pestis and there is a deletion that affects the F1 operon. Strain Angola has been shown to be virulent by aerosol in mice.