Pre_GI: SWBIT SVG BLASTN

Query: NC_017276:1335474 Sulfolobus islandicus REY15A chromosome, complete genome

Lineage: Sulfolobus islandicus; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea

General Information: Sulfolobus islandicus is a thermo-acidophilic archeae commonly identified in hot, acidic sulfur springs. This organism can grow both chemoautotrophically, using sulfur or hydrogen sulfide, and heterotrophically. S. islandicus can play host to a number of plasmids and viruses which may be useful in developing tools for genetic analysis. In addition, Sulfolobus islandicus isolates from different areas in Russia, Iceland, and the USA have been shown to be genetically distinct from each other making this organism useful for comparative analysis.

Subject: NC_013926:1205443 Aciduliprofundum boonei T469 chromosome, complete genome

Lineage: Aciduliprofundum boonei; Aciduliprofundum; ; ; Euryarchaeota; Archaea

General Information: Isolation: Mariner hydrothermal vent field in the South Pacific Ocean; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 70C; Habitat: Deep sea, Hydrothermal vent, Marine. Acidophilic thermophile. Aciduliprofundum boonei is an obligate thermoacidophile growing at pH between 3.3 - 5.8 with an optimum temperature of 70 degrees C. This organism is a chemoorganotroph, using iron and sulfur as electron donors.