Query: NC_003551:860862 Methanopyrus kandleri AV19, complete genome Lineage: Methanopyrus kandleri; Methanopyrus; Methanopyraceae; Methanopyrales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea General Information: Thermophilic methanogenic archaeon. This organism has been found at Guaymas hot vents at a depth of 2000, at a depth of 1006 m on the Kolbeinsey Ridge north of Iceland and on hydrothermically heated black smoker walls at a depth of 3650 m at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This methanogen grows chemolithoautotrophically at 80-110ºC in a hydrogen-carbon dioxide atmosphere.
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General Information: Environment: Deep sea, Hydrothermal vent, Marine; Isolation: Hydrothermally heated black smoker wall; Temp: Hyperthermophile; Temp: 106C. Pyrolobus fumarii is an obligate chemolithotroph, gaining energy from the oxidation of hydrogen. This organism can grow at temperatures as high as 113 degrees C.