Query: NC_014934:869715 Cellulophaga algicola DSM 14237 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Cellulophaga algicola; Cellulophaga; Flavobacteriaceae; Flavobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: surfaces of algal species from the Antarctic; Temp: Mesophile. Cellulophaga algicola is a marine bacterium, commonly associated with marine diatoms, and produces extracellular enzymes which degrade agar and other complex compounds.
Subject: NC_006177:2943259 Symbiobacterium thermophilum IAM 14863, complete genome
Lineage: Symbiobacterium thermophilum; Symbiobacterium; Shewanellaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: This symbiotic and thermophilic bacterium was discovered by screening for thermostable tryptanophases in Japanese compost. Cultured growth of this organism requires the presence of another bacterial species, such as a Bacillus or Escherichia coli, which provides diffusable metabolites required for its growth. Pure cultures can be obtained by growing Symbiobacterium thermophilum in a bioreactor, separated from its symbiotic counterpart by a dialysis membrane. Because of its symbiotic nature, it cannot be cultured with conventional methods. Despite a negative reaction for gram stain, this species is placed with the gram-positive bacteria based on 16s phylogenetic analysis.