Query: NC_008610:253483 Candidatus Ruthia magnifica str. Cm (Calyptogena magnifica),
Lineage: Ruthia magnifica; Ruthia; ; sulfur-oxidizing symbionts; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Candidatus Ruthia magnifica is a chemoautotrophic bacteria that lives symbiotically in the gut of a giant clam. This organism is an endosymbiont of the hydrothermal vent clam Calyptogena magnifica.
Subject: NC_014774:1019273 Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum CLso-ZC1 chromosome, complete
Lineage: Liberibacter solanacearum; Liberibacter; Rhizobiaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This unculturable bacterium causes Zebra Chip disease of potato. The bacterium was identified in 2008 and named as "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" The disease causes million dollar loss in U.S. potato industry. Liberibacters are phloem-limited bacteria that are spread from infected to healthy plants. The species epithet 'solanacearum' refers to the family of plant hosts found to contain these organisms.