Query: NC_014507:2034000 Methanoplanus petrolearius DSM 11571 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanoplanus petrolearius; Methanoplanus; Methanomicrobiaceae; Methanomicrobiales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Environment: Oil fields; Isolation: Offshore oil field from Gulf of Guinea; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C. Methanoplanus petrolearius was first isolated from an offshore oil well. This organism is a methanogen, producing methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
Subject: NC_020389:714178 Methanosarcina mazei Tuc01, complete genome
Lineage: Methanosarcina mazei; Methanosarcina; Methanosarcinaceae; Methanosarcinales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This organism is a strictly anaerobic, non-motile, methane-producing archaeon. This organism can also aggregate forming large irregular shaped clumps of cells. Occasionally these aggregates can grow to 1000 microns or more in diameter. Growth occurs at pH 5.5-8.0, with optimum growth at pH 6.8-7.2. Growth occurs at pH 5.5-8.0, with optimum growth at pH 6.8-7.2. Can be found in decaying leaf litter, garden soil, sewage treatment sludge digestors, black mud, feces of herbivores and other urban waste and sewage products.