Query: NC_016148:463840 Thermovirga lienii DSM 17291 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Thermovirga lienii; Thermovirga; Synergistaceae; Synergistales; Synergistetes; Bacteria
General Information: Country: Norway; Environment: Oil fields, Fresh water; Isolation: Production water from an oil well, Norway; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 58C. Thermovirga lienii was isolated from an oil well in the North Sea.
Subject: NC_006177:12383 Symbiobacterium thermophilum IAM 14863, complete genome
Lineage: Symbiobacterium thermophilum; Symbiobacterium; Shewanellaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: This symbiotic and thermophilic bacterium was discovered by screening for thermostable tryptanophases in Japanese compost. Cultured growth of this organism requires the presence of another bacterial species, such as a Bacillus or Escherichia coli, which provides diffusable metabolites required for its growth. Pure cultures can be obtained by growing Symbiobacterium thermophilum in a bioreactor, separated from its symbiotic counterpart by a dialysis membrane. Because of its symbiotic nature, it cannot be cultured with conventional methods. Despite a negative reaction for gram stain, this species is placed with the gram-positive bacteria based on 16s phylogenetic analysis.