Rodrigues, Jorge L. M.


Publications
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Draft Genome Sequence of “ Candidatus Spirobacillus cienkowskii,” a Pathogen of Freshwater Daphnia Species, Reconstructed from Hemolymph Metagenomic Reads

Citation
Bresciani et al. (2018). Microbiology Resource Announcements 7 (22)
Names
“Spirobacillus cienkowskii”
Abstract
We report here the near-complete genome sequence of “ Candidatus Spirobacillus cienkowskii,” a spiral-shaped, red-pigmented uncultivated bacterial pathogen of Daphnia spp. The genome is 2.74 Mbp in size, has a GC content of 32.1%, and contains genes associated with bacterial motility and the production of carotenoids, which could explain the distinctive red color of hosts infected with this pathogen.

Phylogenetic Characterization and Prevalence of “ Spirobacillus cienkowskii ,” a Red-Pigmented, Spiral-Shaped Bacterial Pathogen of Freshwater Daphnia Species

Citation
Rodrigues et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (5)
Names
“Spirobacillus cienkowskii”
Abstract
ABSTRACT Microscopic examination of the hemolymph from diseased daphniids in 17 lakes in southwestern Michigan and five rock pools in southern Finland revealed the presence of tightly coiled bacteria that bore striking similarities to the drawings of a morphologically unique pathogen, “ Spirobacillus cienkowskii ,” first described by Elya Metchnikoff more than 100 years ago. The uncultivated microbe was identified as a deeply branching member of the