Query: NC_014205:1553530 Staphylothermus hellenicus DSM 12710 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Staphylothermus hellenicus; Staphylothermus; Desulfurococcaceae; Desulfurococcales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Shallow hydrothermal vents; Temp: Hyperthermophile; Temp: 85C; Habitat: Fresh water, Hydrothermal vent; Isolation: water from shallow hydrothermal vent. Hyperthermophilic archaeon. Staphylothermus hellenicus was isolated from hydrothermal vent sediment at Palaeochori Bay, Milos, Greece.
Subject: NC_012589:1837985 Sulfolobus islandicus L.S.2.15, complete genome
Lineage: Sulfolobus islandicus; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Sulfolobus islandicus L.S.2.15 (Lassen #1) was isolated from Lassen National Park in California, USA. Hyperthermophilic acidophilic sulfur-metabolizing archeon. Sulfolobus islandicus is a thermo-acidophilic archeae commonly identified in hot, acidic sulfur springs. This organism can grow both chemoautotrophically, using sulfur or hydrogen sulfide, and heterotrophically. S. islandicus can play host to a number of plasmids and viruses which may be useful in developing tools for genetic analysis. In addition, Sulfolobus islandicus isolates from different areas in Russia, Iceland, and the United States have been shown to be genetically distinct from each other making this organism useful for comparative analysis.