Query: NC_013959:2449315 Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Sideroxydans lithotrophicus; Sideroxydans; Gallionellaceae; Gallionellales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: iron contaminated groundwater in Michigan; Country: USA; Temp: Mesophile; Habitat: Fresh water. Sideroxydans lithotrophicus is an iron-oxidizing freshwater bacterium that has been isolated from iron contaminated groundwater.
Subject: NC_015713:2453409 Simkania negevensis Z chromosome gsn.131, complete genome
Lineage: Simkania negevensis; Simkania; Simkaniaceae; Chlamydiales; Chlamydiae; Bacteria
General Information: This bacterium is named after Simona Kahane who discovered the organism as a contaminant in cell cultures at Ber Sheva, in the Negev Desert, Israel, in 1993. Simkania negevensis is a member of the order Chlamydiales and can reside intracellularly and has a slow prolonged developmental cycle. It has a wide geographical and environmental distribution and is associated with pneumonia, bronchiolitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, furthermore, it is completely resistant to penicillin and to bacitracin. The natural hosts of Simkania negevensis bacteria might be amoebae.