Query: NC_014220:2265882 Syntrophothermus lipocalidus DSM 12680 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Syntrophothermus lipocalidus; Syntrophothermus; Syntrophomonadaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: anaerobic granular sludge, thermophilic; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 55C. Syntrophothermus lipocalidus is an anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic, fatty-acid-oxidizing bacterium.
Subject: NC_007948:4646344 Polaromonas sp. JS666, complete genome
Lineage: Polaromonas; Polaromonas; Comamonadaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated from sediment contaminated with cis-dichloroethane (cDCE), a common pollutant resulting from widespread manufacture and use of industrial solvents. This bacterium is the only known organism capable of using cDCE as a sole carbon and energy source. The ability of this strain to convert ethene to epoxyethane suggests that the first step in the cDCE biodegradation pathway is the oxidation of cDCE to an epoxide compound. Bacteria that are able to grow on cDCE are rare, and have only been found in very few highly selective artificial environments. The discovery of this bacteria may provide a low cost, self-sustaining bioremediation method in areas where cDCE is a problem contaminant.