Query: NC_015138:1 Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae ATCC 19860 chromosome, complete
Lineage: Acidovorax avenae; Acidovorax; Comamonadaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Country: USA; Environment: Host; Isolation: maize leaf; Temp: Mesophile. This organism causes disease in a wide range of economically important plants like rice, corn and sugarcane.
Subject: NC_006576:1743500 Synechococcus elongatus PCC 6301, complete genome
Lineage: Synechococcus elongatus; Synechococcus; Synechococcaceae; Chroococcales; Cyanobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Freshwater organism. These unicellular cyanobacteria are also known as blue green algae and along with Prochlorococcus are responsible for a large part of the carbon fixation that occurs in marine environments. Synechococcus have a broader distribution in the ocean and are less abundant in oligotrophic (low nutrient) regions. These organism utilize photosystem I and II to capture light energy. They are highly adapted to marine environments and some strains have evolved unique motility systems in order to propel themselves towards areas that contain nitrogenous compounds. An obligate photoautotroph, it has been studied extensively by an international research community with respect to acquisition of organic carbon, transport and regulation of nitrogen compounds, adaptation to nutrient stresses, and reponse to light intensity.