Query: NC_015161:84526 Deinococcus proteolyticus MRP chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Deinococcus proteolyticus; Deinococcus; Deinococcaceae; Deinococcales; Deinococcus-Thermus; Bacteria
General Information: Environment: Soil; Isolation: Faeces of Lama glama; Temp: Mesophile. These are gram-positive bacteria that form pink to red colored colonies. Many of the strains are resistant to radiation. Cells are spherical, nonmotile.
Subject: NC_007354:1087456 Ehrlichia canis str. Jake, complete genome
Lineage: Ehrlichia canis; Ehrlichia; Anaplasmataceae; Rickettsiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated in 1989 in North Carolina, USA from a 2-year-old male dog. This organisms causes canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, which is a tick-born disease that causes severe morbidity in domesticated and wild dogs. The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, transfers the organism from its salivary glands to the animal when feeding. Persistence in the vacuole leads to replication and cell division and eventual release from the cell which leads to further spreading of the bacterium throughout the host. The end result is an increase in platelet count and anemia.