Query: NC_009712:1667809 Candidatus Methanoregula boonei 6A8, complete genome
Lineage: Methanoregula boonei; Methanoregula; Methanoregulaceae; Methanomicrobiales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Acidophilic methanogen. Candidatus Methanoregula boonei was isolated from an acidic peat bog in New York State, USA. This organism is acidophilic with an optimum pH of 5 and pH range between 4 and 6.
Subject: NC_011004:5283648 Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1, complete genome
Lineage: Rhodopseudomonas palustris; Rhodopseudomonas; Bradyrhizobiaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated from an iron-rich microbial mat from School Street Marsh in Woods Hole, MA, USA. It grows photoautotrophically with Fe(II), H2, or thiosulfate as the electron donor, photoheterotrophically with a variety of organic carbon sources and chemoheterotrophically in the dark. This organism has a diverse metabolism and is capable of growth using light, inorganic, or organic compounds as energy sources and carbon dioxide or organic compounds as carbon sources. Commonly found in soil and water environments this bacterium is also capable of degrading a wide range of toxic organic compounds, and may be of use in bioremediation of polluted sites. The bacterium undergoes differentiation to produce a stalked nonmotile cell and a motile flagellated cell. In the presence of light, this bacterium produces a number of intracellular membranous vesicles to house the photosynthetic reaction centers.