Query: NC_015702:2505633 Parachlamydia acanthamoebae UV7, complete genome
Lineage: Parachlamydia acanthamoebae; Parachlamydia; Parachlamydiaceae; Chlamydiales; Chlamydiae; Bacteria
General Information: This organism grows within Acanthamoeba spp., and uses these widespread ameobae as a replicative niche. They are the causal agents of severe upper respiratory infections in humans and animals. They are resistant to quinolones, antibiotics used to treat atypical pneuomonia.
Subject: NC_011134:51218 Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus str. MGCS10565, complete
Lineage: Streptococcus equi; Streptococcus; Streptococcaceae; Lactobacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus str. MGCS10565 was responsible for a large and severe epidemic outbreak of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Streptococci are Gram-positive, nonmotile, nonsporeforming, catalase-negative cocci that occur in pairs or chains. Members of this genus vary widely in pathogenic potential. Most streptococci are facultative anaerobes, and some are obligate anaerobes. Serologic grouping is based on antigenic differences in cell wall carbohydrates, in cell wall pili-associated protein, and in the polysaccharide capsule in group B streptococci. Streptococcus equi is comprised of three subspecies equi, zooepidemicus and ruminatorum all of which cause disease in horses, sheep or goats. Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus has also been isolated from clinical cases in humans and other animals. This species is a Lancefield C group bacterium.