Biology:Caulobacter
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| Caulobacter crescentus | |
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| Genus: | Caulobacter Poindexter 1964
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Caulobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the class Alphaproteobacteria.[1] Its best-known member is Caulobacter crescentus, an organism ubiquitous in freshwater lakes and rivers; many members of the genus are specialized to oligotrophic environments.
Interactions with other organisms
Pathogenicity
Although Caulobacter is not commonly appreciated as a cause of human diseases, Caulobacter isolates have been implicated in a number of cases of recurrent peritonitis in peritonial dialysis patients.[2][3] One study has identified the species C. crescentus and C. mirare as the cause of a disease of the moth Galleria mellonella; the absence of identified distinct virulence factors in C. mirare may suggest that other Caulobacter species have pathogenic potential.[4]
References
- ↑ Poindexter, JS (Sep 1964). "Biological Properties and Classification of the Caulobacter Group". Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 28 (3): 231–95. doi:10.1128/mmbr.28.3.231-295.1964. PMID 14220656.
- ↑ Justesen, Ulrik et al. (April 2007). "Report of the First Human Case of Caulobacter sp. Infection". Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45 (4): 1366–1369. doi:10.1128/JCM.02380-06. PMID 17267638.
- ↑ Rosado, Consolación et al. (December 2015). "Recurrent Peritonitis Due to Caulobacter crescentus as a Rare Cause of Dialysis Technique Failure". Peritoneal Dialysis International 35 (7): 766–767. doi:10.3747/pdi.2014.00293. PMID 26703852.
- ↑ Moore, Gabriel; Gitai, Zemer (12 March 2020). "Both clinical and environmental Caulobacter species are virulent in the Galleria mellonella infection model". PLOS ONE 15 (3): e0230006. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0230006. PMID 32163465. Bibcode: 2020PLoSO..1530006M.
External links
- https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Caulobacter
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&id=75&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock
Wikidata ☰ Q8342956 entry
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