Query: NC_013132:1689172 Chitinophaga pinensis DSM 2588, complete genome
Lineage: Chitinophaga pinensis; Chitinophaga; Chitinophagaceae; Sphingobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Pine litter in Australia; Country: Australia; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 23 - 24C; This organism is motile by gliding and is able to degrade chitin.
Subject: NC_011420:3650724 Rhodospirillum centenum SW, complete genome
Lineage: Rhodospirillum centenum; Rhodospirillum; Rhodospirillaceae; Rhodospirillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Rhodospirillum centenum, also called Rhodocista centenaria, is a nitrogen-fixing photoheterotroph with a complex life cycle. R. centenum is one of the few known thermotolerant purple bacteria species with optimal growth temperature of 44 dgrees C and a maximal growth temperature of 48 degrees C. In liquid media this organism is motile by a single polar flagellum. R. centenum produces lateral flagella to become a swarming cell. Under low nutrient conditions R. centenum forms a desiccation- and UV-resistant cyst. R. centenum can often be cultivated from hot springs such as those found at Yellowstone National Park. R. centenum is emerging as a model organism for genetic and molecular genetic analysis of cyst formation.