Query: NC_014632:1248611 Ilyobacter polytropus DSM 2926 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Ilyobacter polytropus; Ilyobacter; Fusobacteriaceae; Fusobacteriales; Fusobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Country: Germany; Environment: Marine; Isolation: Marine mud from Germany; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 30C. Ilyobacter polytropus was isolated from anoxic marine mud. This organism is able to ferment 3-hydroxybutyrate, crotonate, glycerol and other compounds.
Subject: NC_010556:26567 Exiguobacterium sibiricum 255-15, complete genome
Lineage: Exiguobacterium sibiricum; Exiguobacterium; Bacillales Family XII; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: This organism was isolated from a 2-3 million-year permafrost core in Siberia, Russia and can survive and grow rapidly at low temperatures. Analysis of long-term survival of psychrophilic organisms such as this one may aid understanding of the potential growth of organisms in astrobiology. Exiguobacterium sibiricum is a psychrotolerant organism able to grow at temperatures that range from -6 to 40 degrees C. This organism is also able to survive repeated freeze/thaw cycles which may contribute to its ability to survive in cold environments.