Query: NC_014122:205112 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_013887:1287783 Methanocaldococcus sp. FS406-22 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanocaldococcus; Methanocaldococcus; Methanocaldococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Deep-sea hydrothermal vent from Pacific; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 90C; Habitat: Deep sea, Hydrothermal vent, Marine. Methanocaldococcus sp. FS406-22 was isolated from hydrothermal vent fluid from an undersea volcano in the northeast Pacific Ocean. This organism is able to fix nitrogen at temperatures of 92 degrees C.