Laribacter hongkongensis HLHK9

Names Laribacter hongkongensis HLHK9
Accession numbers NC_012559
Background Laribacter hongkongensis is a facultatively anaerobic, gram-negative bacterium first isolated from the blood and empyema pus of a 36 year-old patient suffering from alcoholic cirrhosis in Hong Kong. Subsequently, it has been found in patients with gastroenteritis, freshwater fish and drinking water reservoirs. It cannot survive in marine fish. A multi-center study has demonstrated its association with community-acquired gastroenteritis/diarrhea. It is motile, seagull or S-shaped, asaccharolytic, and urease-positive. Genome and proteome analysis of L. hongkongensis revealed novel mechanisms for adaptations to survival at different temperatures and habitats (adapted from PubMed 19283063). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Betaproteobacteria
Order:Neisseriales
Family:Neisseriaceae
Genus:Laribacter
Species:hongkongensis
Strain HLHK9
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (14-APR-2009) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(15-AUG-2008) Department of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry, Genomes Research Centre, State Key Laboratory of
Sequencing quality NA
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site "Human, dental caries"
Isolation country Italy
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Gastroenteritis, opportunistic infections
Pathogenicity Yes