Coriobacterium glomerans PW2

Names Coriobacterium glomerans PW2
Accession numbers NC_015389
Background Red soldier bugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) feed on dry seeds of lime trees and mallows. The third bulbous midgut portion of the intestine forms a habitat for bacteria, which help the bugs digest their food. In aerobic cultures several species of Streptococcus and Hafnia were found, while under anaerobic conditions a heterofermentative bacterium, Coriobacterium glomerans, was isolated. C. glomerans was associated with all life stages of the bugs except the eggs. The cells form chains of pear-shaped to irregularly shaped rods, attached to intestinal epithelia, which can reach lengths of up to 150 um into the adult red soldier bug's gut lumen. The length of individual cells varies from 0.44 to 1.80 um. The bacteria are obligately anaerobic, Gram-positive and do not produce spores or flagella. They are not obligate symbionts and can grow isolated in culture (adapted from Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1988) 8:382-384). (HAMAP: CORGP)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Actinobacteria
Class:Actinobacteria
Order:Coriobacteriales
Family:Coriobacteriaceae
Genus:Coriobacterium
Species:glomerans
Strain PW2
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (12-APR-2011) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(30-MAR-2011) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Illumina, 454
Isolation site Intestinal tract of the red soldier bug
Isolation country Germany
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship NA
Host name Pyrrhocoris apterus
Cell arrangement Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source Chemoorganotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No