Query: NC_015953:1756493 Streptomyces sp. SirexAA-E chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Streptomyces; Streptomyces; Streptomycetaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: An aerobic microbe that is a prominent member of a bacterial/fungal symbiotic community associated with the invasive pinewood-boring wasp Sirex noctilio. Free-living soil microorganisms.
Subject: NC_008726:3915979 Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1, complete genome
Lineage: Mycobacterium vanbaalenii; Mycobacterium; Mycobacteriaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated from contaminated sites exposed to petrogenic chemicals in the watershed of Redfish Bay, Texas, USA in 1986. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium. Mycobacterium vanbaalenii is a fast-growing soil mycobacterium which can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as fluoranthene, pyrene, phenanthrene. This organism may be useful for bioremediation.