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_014374:344500 Acidilobus saccharovorans 345-15 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Acidilobus saccharovorans; Acidilobus; Acidilobaceae; Acidilobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Acidilobus saccharovorans is an anaerobic thermoacidophilic crenarchaeon isolated from a hot spring of Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka, Russia. Acidophilic hyperthermophile. Members of this genus have been isolated from acidic hot spring environments and may make up a significant part of the microbial community in these environments.