Query: NC_011832:820658 Candidatus Methanosphaerula palustris E1-9c, complete genome
Lineage: Methanosphaerula palustris; Methanosphaerula; Methanoregulaceae; Methanomicrobiales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Candidatus Methanosphaerula palustris was isolated from an organically rich wetland in central New York State, USA. This methanogen is highly sensitive to the concentration of sulfur in the soil. Wetlands methanogenic bacterium.
Subject: NC_015690:2039215 Paenibacillus mucilaginosus KNP414 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Paenibacillus mucilaginosus; Paenibacillus; Paenibacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Paenibacillus mucilaginosus is critical silicate bacteria in the biogeochemical cycling of potassium, phosphorus, and other soil elements, and is widely used in agriculture, bioleaching, and wastewater treatment. P. mucilaginosus is able to degrade insoluble soil minerals with the release of nutritional ions and fix nitrogen, and thus it has been successfully used as a biofertilizer since the 1990s. The exocellular polysaccharides produced by P. mucilaginosus is also an effective bioflocculant, and thus plays a potential role in the treatment of wastewater and biohydrometallurgy.