Query: NC_014222:1156648 Methanococcus voltae A3 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanococcus voltae; Methanococcus; Methanococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Salt marsh; Temp: Mesophile; Habitat: Fresh water. This organism is a mesophilic methanogen commonly isolated from estuarine sediments.
Subject: NC_000961:1366000 Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3, complete genome
Lineage: Pyrococcus horikoshii; Pyrococcus; Thermococcaceae; Thermococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This organism was isolated from a hydrothermal vent at Okinawa Trough in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 1395 m. This organism is an obligate anaerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeon. Growth occurs at 80-102 degrees C with optimal growth at 98 degrees C and a pH of 7.0. Presence of elemental sulfur has been found to greatly stimulate growth.