Query: NC_008009:4421992 Acidobacteria bacterium Ellin345, complete genome
Lineage: Koribacter versatilis; Koribacter; ; ; Acidobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Common soil bacterium. This organism belongs to the phylum Acidobacteria. It is a gram-negative, highly capsulated, aerobic heterotroph that grows with a range of sugars, sugar polymers, and some organic acids. It was isolated from soil of an Australian pasture.
Subject: NC_009078:510525 Burkholderia pseudomallei 1106a chromosome II, complete sequence
Lineage: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Burkholderia; Burkholderiaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated from liver abscess from a 23-year old female patient in Thailand in 1993. This species is an opportunistic pathogen and can cause pneumonia, bacteremia, and melioidosis. It is normally found in terrestrial environments and has been recovered from rice paddies and moist tropical soil. It is endemic in Asia and Australia, but can be found in other parts of the world. The organism can exist intracellularly and can spread through the bloodstream (bacteremia)