Query: NC_015320:1342105 Archaeoglobus veneficus SNP6 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Archaeoglobus veneficus; Archaeoglobus; Archaeoglobaceae; Archaeoglobales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Environment: Deep sea, Marine; Isolation: Black smoker wall, 3500m depth; Temp: Hyperthermophile; Temp: 75C; Country: Atlantic Ocean: Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This is a facultative chemolithoautotrophic hyperthermophilic sulfite reducer, isolated from abyssal black smokers.
Subject: NC_000853:569576 Thermotoga maritima MSB8, complete genome
Lineage: Thermotoga maritima; Thermotoga; Thermotogaceae; Thermotogales; Thermotogae; Bacteria
General Information: Rod-shaped thermophilic marine bacterium that metabolizes many simple and complex carbohydrates including glucose, sucrose, starch, cellulose, and xylan. This hyperthermophilic organism was originally isolated from a geothermal marine area near Vulcano, Italy. Thermotoga maritima is a hyperthermophile with an optimum growth temperature of 80 degrees C. This organism, a member of the Thermotogales, has the characteristic sheath-like envelope which extends beyond the cell wall. These organisms are heterotrophs are able to use a wide range of carbohydrates.