Query: NC_002578:1434396 Thermoplasma acidophilum DSM 1728, complete genome
Lineage: Thermoplasma acidophilum; Thermoplasma; Thermoplasmataceae; Thermoplasmatales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Thermophilic archaea. This organism is a thermophilic, acidophilic, archaea that was isolated from a self-heating coal refuse pile in southwestern Indiana. This facultative aerobe grows at temperatures 45-63 degrees C with optimal growth at 59 degrees C and pH of 0.5-4 (optimal pH 2.0).
Subject: NC_013665:1766158 Methanocella paludicola SANAE, complete genome
Lineage: Methanocella paludicola; Methanocella; Methanocellaceae; Methanocellales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This strain was isolated in Japan from rice paddy samples. Strain SANAE belongs to the Rice Cluster I (RC-I), a 16S rRNA and mcrA gene sequences-defined euryarchaeal lineage within Methanosarcinales and Methanomicrobiales. The RC-I group plays a key role in releasing methane from rice fields, which accounts for 10 to 25% of the global methane emissions.