Query: NC_014471:674500 Ignisphaera aggregans DSM 17230 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Ignisphaera aggregans; Ignisphaera; Desulfurococcaceae; Desulfurococcales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Country: New Zealand; Environment: Fresh water, Hot spring; Isolation: hot springs in Rotorua and Tokaanu, New Zealand; Temp: Hyperthermophile; Temp: 92C. Ignisphaera aggregans is a hyperthermophilic crenarchaeote isolated from hot springs in Rotorua and Tokaanu, New Zealand.
Subject: NC_000854:278711 Aeropyrum pernix K1, complete genome
Lineage: Aeropyrum pernix; Aeropyrum; Desulfurococcaceae; Desulfurococcales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This organism, which was the first strictly aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon sequenced, was isolated from a coastal solfataric (volcanic hydrothermal area that gives off sulfuric gases) thermal vent at Kodakara-Jima Island, Japan in 1993. Aeropyrum pernix is an aerobic hyperthermophile. This organism grows between 70 and 100 degrees C , with optimal growth at 90-95 degrees C, pH 5-9 with a optimum of pH 7.0, and a salinity of 3.5%. This organism is highly motile and cells are often surrounded by pili-like appendages. Doubling time is 200 minutes in optimal growth conditions. It does not require sulfur-containing compounds for growth, and thus does not form hydrogen sulfide during growth.