Query: NC_014218:253558 Arcanobacterium haemolyticum DSM 20595 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Arcanobacterium haemolyticum; Arcanobacterium; Actinomycetaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C; Habitat: Blood, Host. Non-motile, non-sporulating, rod-shaped facultative anaerobe. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum originally Corynebacterium was identified as the causative agent for pharyngitis in 1946. This organism has also been implicated in cases of sepsis, osteomyelitis and skin infections.
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General Information: This symbiotic and thermophilic bacterium was discovered by screening for thermostable tryptanophases in Japanese compost. Cultured growth of this organism requires the presence of another bacterial species, such as a Bacillus or Escherichia coli, which provides diffusable metabolites required for its growth. Pure cultures can be obtained by growing Symbiobacterium thermophilum in a bioreactor, separated from its symbiotic counterpart by a dialysis membrane. Because of its symbiotic nature, it cannot be cultured with conventional methods. Despite a negative reaction for gram stain, this species is placed with the gram-positive bacteria based on 16s phylogenetic analysis.