Brevundimonas subvibrioides ATCC 15264

Names Brevundimonas subvibrioides ATCC 15264
Accession numbers NC_014375
Background A non-budding, aquatic prosthecate bacteria, reproduction results in two cells that are morphologically and behaviourally different from each other. One is non-motile, sessile by virtue of adhesive material and prosthecate, possessing at least one elongated, cylindrical appendage (a prostheca) that is an outgrowth of the cell envelope, including the outer membrane, the peptidoglycan layer and the cell membrane. The other is flagellated, bearing one polar flagellum, by which it is motile. The stalks synthesized by some Alphaproteobacteria take up diffuse compounds from water sources, a feature that could be exploited for bioremediation, specifically the uptake of toxic compounds from contaminated water sources. Furthermore, extracellular polysaccharides from some of the stalked bacteria sequester metals, a feature that could be used to remediate environments affected by metal toxicity. Strain ATCC 15264, the type strain for this species, was isolated from pond water in 1964 (adapted from PMID 10425763 and http://genome.jgi-psf.org/bresu/bresu.home.html). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Alphaproteobacteria
Order:Caulobacterales
Family:Caulobacteraceae
Genus:Brevundimonas
Species:subvibrioides
Strain ATCC 15264
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (06-AUG-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(16-JUL-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B310, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method 454, Illumina
Isolation site pond water
Isolation country USA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties NA
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Fresh water
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No