Query: NC_015675:1721543 Mesorhizobium opportunistum WSM2075 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Mesorhizobium opportunistum; Mesorhizobium; Phyllobacteriaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Environment: Host, Rhizosphere, Root nodule; Temp: Mesophile; Isolation: Antonio's farm, Antonio Rd.; Country: Australia: Northam, Western Australia. Mesorhizobium opportunistum is able to nodulate the plant Biserrula pelecinus, but is ineffective at fixing nitrogen.
Subject: NC_013316:1 Clostridium difficile R20291, complete genome
Lineage: Peptoclostridium difficile; Peptoclostridium; Peptostreptococcaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Clostridium difficile R20291 was isolated in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK in 2006 and is closely related to the North American hypervirulent BI strains. Clostridium difficile, a Gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium, is the leading cause of infectious diarrhea among patients in hospitals worldwide, causing C. difficile infection (CDI). An important nosocomial pathogen, it is frequently associated with antibiotic treatment and causes diseases ranging from antibiotic-associated diarrhea to life-threatening pseudomembraneous colitis.