Query: NC_013922:1201456 Natrialba magadii ATCC 43099 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Natrialba magadii; Natrialba; Halobacteriaceae; Halobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Lake Magadi in Kenya; Temp: Mesophile; Habitat: Fresh water. Natrialba magadii was isolated from Lake Magadi in Kenya. This organism is a extreme halophilic, alkaliphilic member of the Archaea.
Subject: NC_001869:1 Halobacterium sp. NRC-1 plasmid pNRC100, complete sequence
Lineage: Halobacterium; Halobacterium; Halobacteriaceae; Halobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This microbe (strain ATCC 700922) is an obligately halophilic archeon that has adapted to growth under conditions of extremely high salinity. Motility is via tufts of polar flagella and intracellular gas vesicles are used for buoyancy. This organism grow aerobically and its ease of culturing combined with the availability of established methods of genetic manipulation in the laboratory make it an ideal model organism for study of the archaea.