Caulobacter Explained

Caulobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the class Alphaproteobacteria.^[1] Its best-known member is Caulobacter crescentus, an organism ubiquitous in freshwater lakes and rivers; many members of the genus are specialized to oligotrophic environments.

Interactions with other organisms

Pathogenicity

Although Caulobacter is not commonly appreciated as a cause of human diseases, Caulobacter isolates have been implicated in a number of cases of recurrent peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients.^{[2] [3]} One study has identified the species C. crescentus and C. mirare as the cause of a disease of the moth Galleria mellonella; the absence of identified distinct virulence factors in C. mirare may suggest that other Caulobacter species have pathogenic potential.^[4]

References

1. Poindexter. JS. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. . Sep 1964. 28. 3. 231–95. 14220656. 441226. Biological Properties and Classification of the Caulobacter Group. 10.1128/mmbr.28.3.231-295.1964.
2. etal . Justesen . Ulrik . Holt . Hanne . Report of the First Human Case of Caulobacter sp. Infection . Journal of Clinical Microbiology . April 2007 . 45 . 4 . 1366–1369 . 10.1128/JCM.02380-06 . 17267638 . 1865810 .
3. etal . Rosado . Consolación . Manzanedo . Rosario . Recurrent Peritonitis Due to Caulobacter crescentus as a Rare Cause of Dialysis Technique Failure . Peritoneal Dialysis International . December 2015 . 35 . 7 . 766–767 . 10.3747/pdi.2014.00293. 26703852 . 4690638 .
4. Moore . Gabriel . Gitai . Zemer . Both clinical and environmental Caulobacter species are virulent in the Galleria mellonella infection model . PLOS ONE . 12 March 2020 . 15 . 3 . e0230006 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0230006. 32163465 . 7067423 . 2020PLoSO..1530006M . free .

External links

• https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Caulobacter
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&id=75&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock