Pre_GI: SWBIT SVG BLASTP

Query: NC_016843:1 Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue str. Gauthier chromosome,

Lineage: Treponema pallidum; Treponema; Spirochaetaceae; Spirochaetales; Spirochaetes; Bacteria

General Information: This strain was isolated in Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo in 1960. Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue causes chronic and disfiguring illness called yaws. The disease starts as a skin infection causing persistent ulcers and progresses to form tumor-like masses. This disease tends to infect children and is common in rural areas in Africa, Southeast Asia and equatorial South America.

Subject: NC_013730:3208571 Spirosoma linguale DSM 74, complete genome

Lineage: Spirosoma linguale; Spirosoma; Cytophagaceae; Cytophagales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria

General Information: Isolation: Laboratory water bath; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 20 - 30C; Habitat: Fresh water, Fresh water, Soil. Spirosoma linguale has been isolated from soil and fresh water. This bacterium is very pleomorphic with a cell shape appearing as filaments, helices, coils, rings and horseshoes.