Query: NC_015520:2974048 Mahella australiensis 50-1 BON chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Mahella australiensis; Mahella; Thermoanaerobacterales Family IV; Thermoanaerobacterales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Country: Australia; Environment: Oil fields; Isolation: Riverslea oil field in the Bowen-Surat; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 50C. Mahella australiensis is a spore-forming thermophile and was originally isolated from an Australian oil reservoir.
Subject: NC_003909:386880 Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987, complete genome
Lineage: Bacillus cereus; Bacillus; Bacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated in Canada during a study of cheese spoilage. Soil microorganism that can cause food poisoning. This organism is a soil-dwelling opportunistic pathogen that causes food poisoning in infected individuals. The rapid onset is characterized by nausea and vomiting while the late onset is characterized by diarrhea and abdominal pain. The emetic disease is caused by a small stable dodecadepsipeptide cerulide whereas the diarrheal disease is caused by a heat labile enterotoxin. Some strains produce a potent cytotoxin that forms a pore in the membrane of eukaryotic cells and causes necrotic enteritis (death of intestinal epithelial cells) while the unique tripartite membrane lytic toxin hemolysin BL contributes to the diarrheal disease and destructive infections of the eye.