| T number | T02948 |
| Org code | dpb |
| Aliases | 673862 |
| Full name | Candidatus Babela massiliensis |
| Definition | Candidatus Babela massiliensis BABL1 (delta proteobacterium BABL1) |
| Annotation | KOALA |
| Taxonomy | TAX: 673862 |
| Lineage | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Candidatus Babela |
| Data source | GenBank (Assembly: GCA_000513475.1)
BioProject: 222461 |
| Keywords | Endosymbiont |
| Comment | Obligate intracellular parasite of Acanthamoeba castellanii.
Shows an unusual, fission mode of cell multiplication whereby large, polymorphic bodies accumulate in the cytoplasm of infected amoeba and then split into mature bacterial cells.
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| Chromosome | Circular |
| Sequence | GB: HG793133 |
| Length | 1118422 |
| Statistics | Number of nucleotides: 1118422
Number of protein genes: 981
Number of RNA genes: 45
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| Reference | PMID: 25884386 |
| Authors | Pagnier I et al. |
| Title | Babela massiliensis, a representative of a widespread bacterial phylum with unusual adaptations to parasitism in amoebae. |
| Journal | Biol Direct 10:13 (2015)
DOI: 10.1186/s13062-015-0043-z |
Candidatus Babela massiliensis