Query: NC_014125:2489949 Legionella pneumophila 2300/99 Alcoy chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Legionella pneumophila; Legionella; Legionellaceae; Legionellales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain (2300/99 Alcoy) belongs to serogroup 1 and is considered endemic in Spanish areas. It was isolated from a patient affected by legionellosis in Alcoy (Spain). One of the most important outbreaks was registered in Murcia (Spain) in 2001, when more than 751 cases of suspected Legionellosis were registered. This organism is a non-marine bacterium usually found growing inside other organisms such as protozoans in aquatic environments. They can also be found in soil, freshwater, and in biofilms. Protozoans may act as bacterial reservoirs.
Subject: NC_004460:1237129 Vibrio vulnificus CMCP6 chromosome II, complete sequence
Lineage: Vibrio vulnificus; Vibrio; Vibrionaceae; Vibrionales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Pathogen in immunocompromised patients. This genus is abundant in marine or freshwater environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas; regions that provide an important reservoir for the organism in between outbreaks of the disease. Vibrio can affect shellfish, finfish, and other marine animals and a number of species are pathogenic for humans. Organisms of this species are opportunistic pathogens that can attack immunocompromised patients and causes gastroenteritis (inflammation of mucous membranes of stomach and intestine), wound infections, and primary septicemia (spread of the organism through the blood). This organism is the major cause of death from eating raw oysters, especially in people with liver damage. It only affects humans and other primates.