Entry
Org code
erh
Name
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Fujisawa
Annotation
yesShow organism
Taxonomy
Lineage
Bacteria; Bacillati; Bacillota; Erysipelotrichia; Erysipelotrichales; Erysipelotrichaceae; Erysipelothrix
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Brite
KEGG organisms [BR:br08601 ]
KEGG organisms in the NCBI taxonomy [BR:br08610 ]
KEGG organisms in taxonomic ranks [BR:br08611 ]
BRITE hierarchy
Data source
Keywords
Animal pathogen, Human pathogen
Disease
Comment
Originally isolated from a diseased pig. Causes swine erysipelas and a variety of diseases in many species of birds and mammals, including humans.
Chromosome
Circular
Sequence
Length
1787941
Statistics
Number of nucleotides: 1787941
Number of protein genes: 1697
Number of RNA genes: 76
Created
2011
Reference
Authors
Ogawa Y, Ooka T, Shi F, Ogura Y, Nakayama K, Hayashi T, Shimoji Y
Title
The genome of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, the causative agent of swine erysipelas, reveals new insights into the evolution of firmicutes and the organism's intracellular adaptations.
Journal