Query: NC_014122:341365 Methanocaldococcus infernus ME chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanocaldococcus infernus; Methanocaldococcus; Methanocaldococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Deep-sea hydrothermal chimney sample; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 55 - 91C; Habitat: Deep sea, Marine. Hyperthermophilic methanogen. Methanocaldococcus infernus was isolated from a deep sea hydrothermal vent on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Subject: NC_005791:1626448 Methanococcus maripaludis S2, complete genome
Lineage: Methanococcus maripaludis; Methanococcus; Methanococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This strain was first isolated from salt marsh sediment near Pawley's Island, South Carolina, USA. A methane-producing archaeaon. Methanococcus maripaludis is an obligately anaerobic, mesophilic, methane-producing archaeon. Growth on hydrogen and carbon dioxide results in the production of methane as a waste product. Stands out among methanogenic archaea as an ideal model species because of fast reproducible growth and effective genetic tools.