| genomic analysis of "elusimicrobium minutum," the first cultivated representative of the phylum "elusimicrobia" (formerly termite group 1). | organisms of the candidate phylum termite group 1 (tg1) are regularly encountered in termite hindguts but are present also in many other habitats. here, we report the complete genome sequence (1.64 mbp) of "elusimicrobium minutum" strain pei191(t), the first cultured representative of the tg1 phylum. we reconstructed the metabolism of this strictly anaerobic bacterium isolated from a beetle larva gut, and we discuss the findings in light of physiological data. e. minutum has all genes required f ... | 2009 | 19270133 |
| the ultramicrobacterium "elusimicrobium minutum" gen. nov., sp. nov., the first cultivated representative of the termite group 1 phylum. | insect intestinal tracts harbor several novel, deep-rooting clades of as-yet-uncultivated bacteria whose biology is typically completely unknown. here, we report the isolation of the first representative of the termite group 1 (tg1) phylum from sterile-filtered gut homogenates of a humivorous scarab beetle larva. strain pei191(t) is a mesophilic, obligately anaerobic ultramicrobacterium with a gram-negative cell envelope. cells are typically rod shaped, but cultures are pleomorphic in all growth ... | 2009 | 19270135 |