Pre_GI: SWBIT SVG BLASTP

Query: NC_013949:1163456 Helicobacter mustelae 12198 chromosome, complete genome

Lineage: Helicobacter mustelae; Helicobacter; Helicobacteraceae; Campylobacterales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria

General Information: Helicobacter mustelae was isolated from the gastric mucosa of a ferret. It is the natural colonizer of ferret gastric mucosa where it is found in association with a diffuse antral chronic gastritis and gastric ulcers. Inoculation of this bacteria into uninfected ferrets results in an inflammatory response similar to that seen in naturally infected animals, however, an association between gastric ulcers and Helicobacter mustelae infection has not yet been documented. All strains of this species have been reported to be urease, catalase and oxidase positive. Helicobacter mustelae is sensitive to 1.5% NaCl, metronidazole, and nalidixic acid and resistant to cephalothin and 5-fluorouracil.

Subject: NC_008601:246583 Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida U112, complete genome

Lineage: Francisella tularensis; Francisella; Francisellaceae; Thiotrichales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria

General Information: Avirulent species. Francisella novicida is closely related to Francisella tularensis, the causative agent for tularemia but is nonvirulent. This organism, however may cause disease in immunocompromised individuals. They do however cause a disease in mice that is very similar to tularemia. This strain was isolated from water in Utah, USA in 1950. Francisella tularensis is a non-motile, aerobic, rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium and is the causative agent of tularemia.