Cryptobacterium curtum DSM 15641

Cryptobacterium_curtum
Names Cryptobacterium curtum DSM 15641
Accession numbers NC_013170
Background Cryptobacterium curtum strain DSM 15641, also known as CCUG 43107, is an asaccharolytic, opportunistic pathogen which occurs in the human oral cavity and is involved in dental and oral infections such as periodontitis, inflammation and abscesses. It is an obligate anaerobe and grows as very short and non-motile rods which form tiny translucent colonies of less than 1 mm in diameter on BHI-blood agar. Being asaccarolytic it does not metabolize carbohydrates and instead seems to utilize arginine via the arginine deiminase pathway. It was isolated in 1995 from the periodontal pocket of an adult patient with periodontal disease (adapted from PMID 21304644). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Actinobacteria
Class:Actinobacteria
Order:Coriobacteriales
Family:Coriobacteriaceae
Genus:Cryptobacterium
Species:curtum
Strain DSM 15641
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (10-AUG-2009) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(28-AUG-2009) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger, 454-GS-FLX
Isolation site Periodontal pocket of an adult patient with periodontal disease in 1995
Isolation country NA
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 Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement Clusters, Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Caries and periodontal disease
Pathogenicity Yes