Query: NC_013790:2337000 Methanobrevibacter ruminantium M1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanobrevibacter ruminantium; Methanobrevibacter; Methanobacteriaceae; Methanobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Methanobrevibacter ruminantium is a dominant ruminant methanogen. It can be used as an indicator of fecal pollution from domesticated ruminants in environmental water samples.
Subject: NC_002578:1333827 Thermoplasma acidophilum DSM 1728, complete genome
Lineage: Thermoplasma acidophilum; Thermoplasma; Thermoplasmataceae; Thermoplasmatales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Thermophilic archaea. This organism is a thermophilic, acidophilic, archaea that was isolated from a self-heating coal refuse pile in southwestern Indiana. This facultative aerobe grows at temperatures 45-63 degrees C with optimal growth at 59 degrees C and pH of 0.5-4 (optimal pH 2.0).