Query: NC_014639:1538782 Bacillus atrophaeus 1942 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Bacillus atrophaeus; Bacillus; Bacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: A gram-positive Bacillus species that produces a brownish-black pigment on nutrient agar. Bacillus atrophaeus is a soil-dwelling, non-pathogenic, aerobic spore-forming bacillus related to B. subtilis.
Subject: NC_004193:375416 Oceanobacillus iheyensis HTE831, complete genome
Lineage: Oceanobacillus iheyensis; Oceanobacillus; Bacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
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.