Query: NC_002754:181819 Sulfolobus solfataricus P2, complete genome
Lineage: Sulfolobus solfataricus; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Hyperthermophilic acidophilic sulfur-metabolizing archeon. This organism is an obligate aerobic, hyperthermophilic, acidophilic, sulfur-metabolizing archeon. Growth occurs between 50 and 87 degrees C with optimal growth at 85 degrees C and a pH of 2-4.5.
Subject: NC_008701:1259000 Pyrobaculum islandicum DSM 4184, complete genome
Lineage: Pyrobaculum islandicum; Pyrobaculum; Thermoproteaceae; Thermoproteales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Hyperthermophilic anaerobe. Pyrobaculum islandicum was isolated from water from a geothermal power plant in Iceland. This organism is able to grow lithotrophically and organotrophically using hydrogen or organic matter as the electron donors and sulfur, sulfite, and thiosulfate as electron acceptors.