Query: NC_014002:466994 Methanohalophilus mahii DSM 5219 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanohalophilus mahii; Methanohalophilus; Methanosarcinaceae; Methanosarcinales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Anaerobic sediment from Great Salt Lake; Country: USA; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C; Habitat: Fresh water, Sediment. Methanohalophilus mahii is a halophilic methanogen that was isolated from sediment from the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
Subject: NC_008260:1044440 Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2, complete genome
Lineage: Alcanivorax borkumensis; Alcanivorax; Alcanivoracaceae; Oceanospirillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This bacterium was isolated from a seawater sediment sample in the North Sea. The species is able to use Mihagol-S (C14,15-n-alkanes) as a principal carbon source. Using n-alkanes as a sole carbon source causes the strains to produce extracellular and membrane-bound surface-active glucose lipids. Phenotypic analysis showed a restricted nutritional profile, high halotolerance, the absence of fermentative metabolism, and a low G+C content. This, in combination with a 16S phylogenetic study, allowed the placing of this organism into a new genus.