Pantoea sp. At-9b

Pantoea_sp.
Names Pantoea sp. At-9b
Accession numbers NC_014837, NC_014838, NC_014839, NC_014840, NC_014841, NC_014842
Background Pantoea sp. (strain At-9b) is a cellulose-degrading Gram-negative bacterium isolated from the fungus gardens of Atta cephalotes leaf-cutter ants. Pantoea sp. has the capacity to degrade cellulose, and thus may play a role as cellulose-degrading symbionts in the gardens of leaf-cutter ants. The symbiosis between these bacteria and leaf-cutter ants is further supported by previous work, which showed they can be consistently isolated from fungus gardens across the diversity and geography of leaf-cutter ants. Indeed, these bacteria appear to be responsible for a significant amount of the nitrogen that is fixed in leaf-cutter fungus gardens; nitrogen that has been shown to be integrated into the ants. (Adapted from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomeprj/33803 and 20885794). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Enterobacteriales
Family:Enterobacteriaceae
Genus:Pantoea
Species:At-9b
Strain At-9b
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (05-JAN-2011) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(30-DEC-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 NA
Isolation site NA
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 6
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Multiple
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Leaf blight, Stewart's bacterial wilt
Pathogenicity No