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_014658:620819 Methanothermus fervidus DSM 2088 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanothermus fervidus; Methanothermus; Methanothermaceae; Methanobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Country: Iceland; Environment: Fresh water, Hot spring; Isolation: Hot solfataric spring from Iceland; Temp: Hyperthermophile; Temp: 83C. Thermophilic methanogen. Methanothermus fervidus was isolated from a solfataric hot spring in Iceland.