Query: NC_014761:743113 Oceanithermus profundus DSM 14977 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Oceanithermus profundus; Oceanithermus; Thermaceae; Thermales; Deinococcus-Thermus; Bacteria
General Information: Environment: Deep sea, Hydrothermal vent, Marine; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 60C; Isolation:deep sea hot vent Pacific Ocean: East Pacific Rise. Oceanithermus profundus is a moderate thermophile originally isolated from a hydrothermal vent in the Pacific Ocean.
Subject: NC_007948:4558000 Polaromonas sp. JS666, complete genome
Lineage: Polaromonas; Polaromonas; Comamonadaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated from sediment contaminated with cis-dichloroethane (cDCE), a common pollutant resulting from widespread manufacture and use of industrial solvents. This bacterium is the only known organism capable of using cDCE as a sole carbon and energy source. The ability of this strain to convert ethene to epoxyethane suggests that the first step in the cDCE biodegradation pathway is the oxidation of cDCE to an epoxide compound. Bacteria that are able to grow on cDCE are rare, and have only been found in very few highly selective artificial environments. The discovery of this bacteria may provide a low cost, self-sustaining bioremediation method in areas where cDCE is a problem contaminant.