Taylorella equigenitalis MCE9

Taylorella_equigenitalis
Names Taylorella equigenitalis MCE9
Accession numbers NC_014914
Background Taylorella equigenitalis (strain MCE9) is a slow-growing microaerophilic, Gram-negative bacterium isolated in 2005 from the urethral fossa of a 4-year-old stallion from a stud farm in the Haute-Savoie (France). It is the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted infection of horses. CEM is characterized in infected mares by abundant mucopurulent vaginal discharge and a variable degree of vaginitis, endometritis, and cervicitis that usually result in temporary infertility or early abortion. Although no clinical signs have been observed in stallions, the infection is most frequently transmitted by carrier stallions, which are the main vector for the infection. (Adapted from PMID: 21278298). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Betaproteobacteria
Order:Burkholderiales
Family:Alcaligenaceae
Genus:Taylorella
Species:equigenitalis
Strain MCE9
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (13-JAN-2011) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(28-DEC-2010) Agence Nationale de Securite Sanitaire de L'alimentation, de L'environnement et du Travail (Anses)
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Illumina, 454-GS-FLX
Isolation site urethral fossa of a 4-year-old stallion of the Haute-Savoie (France) breed
Isolation country France
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Cocci
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Microaerophilic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Equus caballus
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No