Query: NC_015435:1752500 Metallosphaera cuprina Ar-4 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Metallosphaera cuprina; Metallosphaera; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This strain is new species of the genus Metallosphaera that was isolated from the muddy water of a sulfuric hot spring in Yunnan province, China.
Subject: NC_002754:595591 Sulfolobus solfataricus P2, complete genome
Lineage: Sulfolobus solfataricus; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Hyperthermophilic acidophilic sulfur-metabolizing archeon. This organism is an obligate aerobic, hyperthermophilic, acidophilic, sulfur-metabolizing archeon. Growth occurs between 50 and 87 degrees C with optimal growth at 85 degrees C and a pH of 2-4.5.