Query: NC_018645:2301705 Desulfobacula toluolica Tol2, complete genome
Lineage: Desulfobacula toluolica; Desulfobacula; Desulfobacteraceae; Desulfobacterales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Desulfobacula toluolica is a toluene-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium, isolated from marine sediment under strictly anoxic conditions.
Subject: NC_015474:644552 Pyrococcus sp. NA2 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Pyrococcus; Pyrococcus; Thermococcaceae; Thermococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Pyrococcus has similar characteristics of other thermoautotrophican archaea such as Archaeoglobus, and Methanococcus in the respect that they are all thermophilic and anaerobic. Pyrococcus differs, however, because its optimal growth temperature is nearly 100 °C and dwells at a greater sea depth than the other archaea. Studying Pyrococcus helps give insight to possible mechanisms used to endure extreme environmental conditions like high temperatures and high pressure.