Query: NC_015565:824448 Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans CO-1-SRB chromosome, complete Lineage: Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans; Desulfotomaculum; Peptococcaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria General Information: Country: Netherlands; Environment: Animal intestinal microflora, Fresh water; Isolation: Sludge from an anaerobic bioreactor treating; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C. Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans is a sulfate-reducing bacterium which is able to grow in an atmosphere of pure carbon monoxide.
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General Information: This organism is the obligate endosymbiont for the tsetse fly Glossina brevipalpis. As Wigglesworthia brevipalpis resides intracellularly, the resulting co-evolution with its host over millions of years has led to a drastic reduction in the bacterium's genome size, resulting in this its inability to survive outside the host. Tsetse fly endosymbiont. This organism is the obligate endosymbiont for the tsetse fly Glossina brevipalpis, Glossina tachinoides, Glossina palpalis palpalis, and Glossina austeni. The tsetse fly is a vector for African trypanosomes, and is the main transmitter of deadly diseases in animals and humans in Africa. The fly feeds on a restricted diet, exclusively consisting of vertebrate blood, and lacks certain metabolic compounds needed for survival and reproduction. To complement this lack in nutrients, the tsetse fly relies mainly on the intracellular bacterial symbiont, Wigglesworthia glossinidia for its viability and fecundity.