Query: NC_020409:329915 Desulfovibrio piezophilus str. nov C1TLV30 chromosome, complete
Lineage: Desulfovibrio piezophilus; Desulfovibrio; Desulfovibrionaceae; Desulfovibrionales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Desulfovibrio piezophilus sp. nov. C1TLV30 is able to grow up to 20 MPa. Pressure growth conditions. Nitrogen fixation, Dissimilatory sulfate reduction. Sulfate-reducing, piezophilic and anaerobic bacterium. Isolated from Mediterranean deep-sea falls at a depth of 1700 m
Subject: NC_010673:703816 Borrelia hermsii DAH, complete genome
Lineage: Borrelia hermsii; Borrelia; Spirochaetaceae; Spirochaetales; Spirochaetes; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated from a case of relapsing fever in western Washington, USA. Borrelia hermsii is the causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever in the western United States and Canada. Borrelia then multiplies rapidly, causing a generalized infection throughout the tick. While feeding, the tick passes the organism into a mammalian host through its infectious saliva. Relapsing fever is characterized by a period of chills, fever, headache, and malaise, an asymptomatic period, followed by another episode of symptoms. This cycle of relapsing is due to changes in the surface proteins of Borrelia, which allow it to avoid detection and removal by the host immune system. This antigenic variation is the result of homologous recombination of silent proteins into an expressed locus, causing partial or complete replacement of one serotype with another. These plasmids carry genes involved in antigenic variation and pathogenicity.