Query: NC_018665:1 Exiguobacterium antarcticum B7 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Exiguobacterium antarcticum; Exiguobacterium; Bacillales Family XII; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria General Information: Exiguobacterium antarcticum (strain B7) is a psychotropic Gram-positive bacterium isolated from microbial biofilm at Ginger Lake, located on King George Island, Antarctic peninsula.
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General Information: This organism is a gut symbiont of the Blue-Green Sharpshooter and several other leafhopper species. It synthesizes amino acids for the host, enabling the leafhopper to live on a diet of plant sap. The Blue-Green Sharpshooter is an important vector for Pierce's Disease in plants, caused by the spread of Xylella fastidiosa.