Biological Nitrogen Removal Database

A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal


Detailed information

Microorganism

Escherichia coli 042

Taxonomy

  • Phylum : Proteobacteria
  • Class : Gammaproteobacteria
  • Order : Enterobacterales
  • Family : Enterobacteriaceae
  • Genus : Escherichia

Isolation Source

nan

Enzyme Name

Respiratory nitrate reductase 2 delta chain

  • Encoding Gene:narW
  • DNA Size:5241977 bp
  • Nucleotide FASTA sequence: Link

  • UniProt I.D: D3GRJ9

Protein Information

  • Pro_GenBank I.D: CBG34420.1

  • Length:231 aa
  • Protein FASTA_sequence: Link

Information about Article

  • Reference:Chaudhuri et al., 2010
  • Title:Complete genome sequence and comparative metabolic profiling of the prototypical enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strain 042
  • Pubmed ID:20098708.0
  • Pubmed link: Link

  • Full research link: Link

  • Abstract:Escherichia coli can experience a multifaceted life, in some cases acting as a commensal while in other cases causing intestinal and/or extraintestinal disease. Several studies suggest enteroaggregative E. coli are the predominant cause of E. coli-mediated diarrhea in the developed world and are second only to Campylobacter sp. as a cause of bacterial-mediated diarrhea. Furthermore, enteroaggregative E. coli are a predominant cause of persistent diarrhea in the developing world where infection has been associated with malnourishment and growth retardation. In this study we determined the complete genomic sequence of E. coli 042, the prototypical member of the enteroaggregative E. coli, which has been shown to cause disease in volunteer studies. We performed genomic and phylogenetic comparisons with other E. coli strains revealing previously uncharacterised virulence factors including a variety of secreted proteins and a capsular polysaccharide biosynthetic locus. In addition, by using Biolog™ Phenotype Microarrays we have provided a full metabolic profiling of E. coli 042 and the non-pathogenic lab strain E. coli K-12. We have highlighted the genetic basis for many of the metabolic differences between E. coli 042 and E. coli K-12. This study provides a genetic context for the vast amount of experimental and epidemiological data published thus far and provides a template for future diagnostic and intervention strategies.