Query: NC_014471:1269571 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.
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General Information: This organism is extremely salt tolerant and alkaliphilic and has a number of hydrogen, sodium and potassium transporters to deal with these extreme environments. This organism was isolated from deep sea mud (1050 m) from the Iheya ridge near Okinawa, Japan in 1998.