Microbacterium testaceum StLB037

Names Microbacterium testaceum StLB037
Accession numbers NC_015125
Background Microbacterium testaceum strain StLB037 is an endophytic bacterium that resides within plant hosts without causing disease symptoms. It has been isolated from potato leaves and shown to degrade both short and long chain N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone (AHL) compounds. AHLs are used by many Gram-negative bacterial species as a signal compound involved in the quorum-sensing system; many of these plant pathogens produce AHLs and regulate their virulence by AHL-mediated quorum sensing. Co-inoculation of potato slices with M.testaceum and the plant pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum attenuated the soft rot symptoms compared to P.carotovorum subsp. carotorvorum alone (adapted from PMID 19734660). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Actinobacteria
Class:Actinobacteria
Order:Actinomycetales
Family:Microbacteriaceae
Genus:Microbacterium
Species:testaceum
Strain StLB037
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre
(08-FEB-2011) Contact:Tomohiro Morohoshi Utsunomiya University, Department of Material and Environmental Chemistry
(11-FEB-2011) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method 454
Isolation site NA
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape NA
Mobility NA
Flagellar presence NA
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements NA
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range NA
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship NA
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No