Aurantimonas coralicida
| Aurantimonas coralicida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhizobiales |
| Family: | Aurantimonadaceae |
| Genus: | Aurantimonas |
| Species: | A. coralicida Denner et al. 2003 |
| Binomial name | |
| Aurantimonas coralicida | |
Aurantimonas coralicida is a gram-negative bacterium, and a causative agent of white plague in Caribbean corals. It is rod-shaped, with polar flagella.[1]
Description
An obligate aerobe, A. coralicida obtains its nourishment chemoheterotrophically. It tests positive for oxidase and catalase, and contains carotenoid pigments, possibly to protect against solar radiation.[1]
Role in Disease
A. coralicida is believed to be the causative agent of white plague, a disease of some corals.[1] This was first described in 1995 in an epizootic in reefs in the Florida Keys. 17 of 43 coral species in the area were infected, and up to 38% of infected corals died.[1]
Genetics
The type strain of A. coralicida is WP1T(=CIP 107386T =DSM 14790T), which was the original strain isolated.[1]
History
A coralicida was originally isolated as the cause of white plague in coral in the Caribbean in 1998.[1] In 2003, the 16s rRNA sequence of the bacterium was compared to other known sequences to determine its taxonomic relationship to other bacteria. It was found to be a previously-undescribed member of the order Rhizobiales and was classified under the newly-created genus Aurantimonas as Aurantimonas coralicida.[1]
References
Further reading
- Yossi Loya; Rosenberg, Eugene (2004). Coral Health and Disease. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-20772-4.
External links
- LPSN
- Aurantimonas coralicida at the Encyclopedia of Life
- WORMS entry
- Type strain of Aurantimonas coralicida at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase