Query: NC_015557:215397 Hydrogenobaculum sp. 3684 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Hydrogenobaculum; Hydrogenobaculum; Aquificaceae; Aquificales; Aquificae; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation source: Dragon spring, acid-sulfate-chloride geothermal spring, from yellow elemental sulfur (SO) deposition zone and brown, Fe-oxyhydroxide zone. Geographic location: USA: Yellowstone National Park.
Subject: NC_008369:221382 Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica OSU18, complete genome
Lineage: Francisella tularensis; Francisella; Francisellaceae; Thiotrichales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated from a beaver that died of tularemia in Oklahoma in 1978. Causative agent of tularemia. This organism was first identified by Edward Francis as the causative agent of a plague-like illness that affected squirrels in Tulare county in California in the early part of the 20th century. The organism now bears his name. The disease, which has been noted throughout recorded history, can be transmitted to humans by infected ticks or deerflies, infected meat, or by aerosol, and thus is a potential bioterrorism agent. This organism has a high infectivity rate, and can invade phagocytic and nonphagocytic cells, multiplying rapidly. Once within a macrophage, the organism can escape the phagosome and live in the cytosol. It is an aquatic organism, and can be found living inside protozoans, similar to what is observed with Legionella.