Query: NC_015499:1062359 Thermodesulfobium narugense DSM 14796 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Thermodesulfobium narugense; Thermodesulfobium; Thermodesulfobiaceae; Thermoanaerobacterales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Environment: Hot spring; Isolation: Narugo hot spring; Japan; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 50C. This organism is a moderate thermophilic autotroph that was able to grow onH2/CO2 by sulfate respiration. It was isolated from a hot spring in Narugo, Japan.
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.