Query: NC_011666:2109274 Methylocella silvestris BL2, complete genome
Lineage: Methylocella silvestris; Methylocella; Beijerinckiaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Methylocella silvestris was isolated from acidic forest soil near Marburg, Germany. This organism is a facultative methanotroph, able to grow on organic acids and alcohols as well as methane.
Subject: NC_014623:4999032 Stigmatella aurantiaca DW4/3-1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Stigmatella aurantiaca; Stigmatella; Cystobacteraceae; Myxococcales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Social gliding soil bacterium. Stigmatella aurantica, commonly isolated from rotting wood and bark, is a member of a group of organisms called myxobacteria. These organisms have a complex development and differentiation life cycle. When cell density increases, the organism switches to "social motility" where aggregates of cells can gather together into masses termed fruiting bodies that may consist of up to 100,000 cells. Stigmatella aurantica produces a number of compounds, such as aurafuron A and stigmatellin, which may be important as anti-cancer agents.