"Candidatus Protochlamydia amoebophila" UWE25 is a mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from natural bacterial endosymbiont of an Acanthamoeba sp. isolated from soil.
mesophilic 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum Chlamydiota |
| Class Chlamydiia |
| Order Chlamydiales |
| Family Parachlamydiaceae |
| Genus "Candidatus Protochlamydia" |
| Species "Candidatus Protochlamydia amoebophila" |
| Full scientific name Candidatus Protochlamydia amoebophila Collingro et al. 2005 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19360 | ACANTHAMOEBA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1500) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: ACANTHAMOEBA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1500) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Proteose peptone 20.0 g/l Glucose 18.0 g/l Yeast extract 2.0 g/l Sodium citrate dihydrate 1.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.98 g/l Na2HPO4 x 7 H2O 0.355 g/l KH2PO4 0.34 g/l Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 x 6 H2O 0.02 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19360 | positive | growth | 25 | mesophilic |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19360 | Candidatus Protochlamydia amoebophila UWE25 strain UWE25 16S ribosomal RNA, complete sequence | NR_074271 | 1481 |  | 264201 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolism | Biphasic Metabolism and Host Interaction of a Chlamydial Symbiont. | Konig L, Siegl A, Penz T, Haider S, Wentrup C, Polzin J, Mann E, Schmitz-Esser S, Domman D, Horn M. | mSystems | 10.1128/msystems.00202-16 | 2017 |  |
| Phylogeny | 'Candidatus Protochlamydia amoebophila', an endosymbiont of Acanthamoeba spp. | Collingro A, Toenshoff ER, Taylor MW, Fritsche TR, Wagner M, Horn M. | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijs.0.63572-0 | 2005 | |
| Symbiont-Mediated Defense against Legionella pneumophila in Amoebae. | Konig L, Wentrup C, Schulz F, Wascher F, Escola S, Swanson MS, Buchrieser C, Horn M. | mBio | 10.1128/mbio.00333-19 | 2019 | | |
| Phylogeny | Serological cross-reactivity between different Chlamydia-like organisms. | Casson N, Entenza JM, Greub G. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.01867-06 | 2007 | |
| Enzymology | Development of a new chlamydiales-specific real-time PCR and its application to respiratory clinical samples. | Lienard J, Croxatto A, Aeby S, Jaton K, Posfay-Barbe K, Gervaix A, Greub G. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.00114-11 | 2011 | |
| Phylogeny | Protochlamydia naegleriophila as etiologic agent of pneumonia. | Casson N, Michel R, Muller KD, Aubert JD, Greub G. | Emerg Infect Dis | 10.3201/eid1401.070980 | 2008 | |
| Enzymology | New diagnostic real-time PCR for specific detection of Parachlamydia acanthamoebae DNA in clinical samples. | Casson N, Posfay-Barbe KM, Gervaix A, Greub G. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.02302-07 | 2008 | |
| Metabolism | Chlamydia trachomatis transports NAD via the Npt1 ATP/ADP translocase. | Fisher DJ, Fernandez RE, Maurelli AT | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/JB.00433-13 | 2013 | |
| Metabolism | Proteomic analysis reveals a virtually complete set of proteins for translation and energy generation in elementary bodies of the amoeba symbiont Protochlamydia amoebophila. | Sixt BS, Heinz C, Pichler P, Heinz E, Montanaro J, Op den Camp HJ, Ammerer G, Mechtler K, Wagner M, Horn M | Proteomics | 10.1002/pmic.201000510 | 2011 | |
| Metabolism | Inclusion membrane proteins of Protochlamydia amoebophila UWE25 reveal a conserved mechanism for host cell interaction among the Chlamydiae. | Heinz E, Rockey DD, Montanaro J, Aistleitner K, Wagner M, Horn M | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/JB.00605-10 | 2010 | |
| Chlamydiae has contributed at least 55 genes to Plantae with predominantly plastid functions. | Moustafa A, Reyes-Prieto A, Bhattacharya D | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0002205 | 2008 | | |
| Analyses of six homologous proteins of Protochlamydia amoebophila UWE25 encoded by large GC-rich genes (lgr): a model of evolution and concatenation of leucine-rich repeats. | Eugster M, Roten CA, Greub G | BMC Evol Biol | 10.1186/1471-2148-7-231 | 2007 | | |
| Metabolism | Enlightening energy parasitism by analysis of an ATP/ADP transporter from chlamydiae. | Trentmann O, Horn M, van Scheltinga AC, Neuhaus HE, Haferkamp I | PLoS Biol | 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050231 | 2007 | |
| Metabolism | Tapping the nucleotide pool of the host: novel nucleotide carrier proteins of Protochlamydia amoebophila. | Haferkamp I, Schmitz-Esser S, Wagner M, Neigel N, Horn M, Neuhaus HE | Mol Microbiol | 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05193.x | 2006 | |
| Genetics | Genome sequence of Rickettsia bellii illuminates the role of amoebae in gene exchanges between intracellular pathogens. | Ogata H, La Scola B, Audic S, Renesto P, Blanc G, Robert C, Fournier PE, Claverie JM, Raoult D | PLoS Genet | 10.1371/journal.pgen.0020076 | 2006 | |
| Phylogeny | A genomic island present along the bacterial chromosome of the Parachlamydiaceae UWE25, an obligate amoebal endosymbiont, encodes a potentially functional F-like conjugative DNA transfer system. | Greub G, Collyn F, Guy L, Roten CA | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/1471-2180-4-48 | 2004 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive24298.20251217.10
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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