Query: NC_013158:1659426 Halorhabdus utahensis DSM 12940, complete genome
Lineage: Halorhabdus utahensis; Halorhabdus; Halobacteriaceae; Halobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Sediment of Great Salt Lake, Utah; Country: USA; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 50C; Habitat: Soil. Extreme halophilic archaeon. This organism is an obligately halophilic microorganisms which has adapted to optimal growth under conditions of extremely high salinity up to 10 times that of sea water.
Subject: NC_013501:176073 Rhodothermus marinus DSM 4252, complete genome
Lineage: Rhodothermus marinus; Rhodothermus; Rhodothermaceae; Bacteroidetes Order II; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Submarine alkaline hot spring at Reykjanes; Country: Iceland; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 65C; Habitat: Hot spring, Marine. This organism is a thermophilic bacterium which can grow at temperatures of up to 77 degrees C and at salt concentrations of over 6% NaCl. It has been isolated from shallow water geothermal habitats in Iceland, Portugal and Italy.