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= ''Genome of the Bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain R6'' Article= | = ''Genome of the Bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain R6'' Article= | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
| + | *S. pneumoniae infection is a top cause of death in the U.S., ~1.1 million annually worldwide | ||
| + | *1/3 isolates are able to resist penicillin, antibiotic resistance is increasing | ||
| + | *''Streptococcus'' can be either pathogenic or commensalists, requiring a eukaryotic host | ||
| + | *the experiment sequenced the genome of S. pneumoniae with hopes that it would help find new therapies | ||
| + | *used R6 strain, a derivative of a smooth strain, used commonly in clinical and lab settings | ||
| + | *this strain is malleable and safe to work with | ||
| + | ==Materials/Methods Used in the Experiment== | ||
| + | *original R6 strain retrieved from an Alexander Tomasz | ||
| + | *derived from original strain D39 | ||
| + | *R6 has ability to be converted to a strain able to resist penicillin | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 12 November 2013
Quality Assurance Notes:
Strain IDs:
TIGR4:SPN#####
R6: spr####
G54: SP####
R6 and G54 strains were found using alternate names: R6: ATCC BAA-255, G54: serotype 19F
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Individual Assignment
1. Make a list of at least 10 biological terms for which you did not know the definitions when you first read the article. Define each of the terms. You can use the glossary in any molecular biology, cell biology, or genetics text book as a source for definitions, or you can use one of many available online biological dictionaries. Cite your sources for the definitions by providing the proper citation (for a book) or the URL to the page with the definition for online sources.
- beta-hemolytic: test performed on blood agar showing lysis of red blood cells. Hemolysis refers to the release of hemoglobin when red blood cells break open. (http://www.biology-online.org)
- contigs: casual term referring to overlapping parts of the genome. (http://www.biology-online.org)
- bacteriocins: antibacterial that hurts some strains within the same bacterial family as the ones who produce it. (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)
- sortase: "enzyme that anchors surface proteins to cell wall" of gram positive bacteria. (http://www.wikigenes.org/e/ref/e/10427003.html)
- putative: generally inferred (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)
- concomitant: joined together or accessoried. (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)
- transposase: enzymes that codes for the insertion of transposons, a utility of bacteria. (http://www.biology-online.org)
- ubiquitous: occurring in many places at once. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary)
- porins: component proteins that assemble to make a pore in a membrane. (http://www.biology-online.org)
- ortholog: gene found in one or many organisms with a common ancestor. (http://www.biology-online.org)
Genome of the Bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain R6 Article
Introduction
- S. pneumoniae infection is a top cause of death in the U.S., ~1.1 million annually worldwide
- 1/3 isolates are able to resist penicillin, antibiotic resistance is increasing
- Streptococcus can be either pathogenic or commensalists, requiring a eukaryotic host
- the experiment sequenced the genome of S. pneumoniae with hopes that it would help find new therapies
- used R6 strain, a derivative of a smooth strain, used commonly in clinical and lab settings
- this strain is malleable and safe to work with
Materials/Methods Used in the Experiment
- original R6 strain retrieved from an Alexander Tomasz
- derived from original strain D39
- R6 has ability to be converted to a strain able to resist penicillin
