Query: NC_014216:1061265 Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus AHT2 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus; Desulfurivibrio; Desulfobulbaceae; Desulfobacterales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Isolation: Sediments from a highly alkaline saline; Country: Egypt; Temp: Mesophile. Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus was isolated from sediment from a highly alkaline saline soda lake in Egypt. This organism is alkaliphilic and salt-tolerant.
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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.