Query: NC_015601:71471 Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae str. Fujisawa, complete genome Lineage: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Erysipelothrix; Erysipelotrichaceae; Erysipelotrichales; Firmicutes; Bacteria General Information: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a nonsporulating, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium which was identified more than 100 years ago as the etiologic agent of swine erysipelas. It has been found to cause infection in many other animals and in humans.
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General Information: It was isolated from a marine sediment in the Mediterranean sea near Venice, Italy. It is involved in the anaerobic mineralization of organic matter coming from the water column. Desulfobacterium autotrophicum is capable of growing litho-autotrophically with H2, CO2 and sulfate, but also by coupling sulfate reduction with the oxidation of fatty acids. This organism can transform tetra to dichlormethane.