Query: NC_003106:1175000 Sulfolobus tokodaii str. 7, complete genome
Lineage: Sulfolobus tokodaii; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Acidophilic archaeon. This organism is an obligate aerobic, hyperthermophilic, acidophilic, sulfur-metabolizing archaeon. This organism was isolated from Beppu Hot Springs in the geothermal area of Kyushu Island, Japan. Growth occurs optimally at 80°C and pH 2.5-3.
Subject: NC_014392:2350577 Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis OB47 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis; Caldicellulosiruptor; Thermoanaerobacterales Family III; Thermoanaerobacterales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Country: USA; Environment: Hot spring; Habitat: Fresh water, Hot spring; Isolation: Obsidian Pool, Yellowstone National Park, USA; Temp: 55-85C. This species is an extremely thermophilic anaerobic bacteria, isolated from Obsidian Pool, Yellowstone National Park. It is a novel cellulolytic bacteria. Caldicellulosiruptor is a genus of thermophilic gram positive bacteria. These organisms produce a number of thermostable enzymes which may have industrial uses.