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_015636:468500 Methanothermococcus okinawensis IH1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanothermococcus okinawensis; Methanothermococcus; Methanococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Country: Japan; Environment: Hydrothermal vent, Deep sea, Fresh water; Isolation: Deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 40 - 75C. This is a thermophilic, methane-producing archaeon isolated from a a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney at the Iheya Ridge, in the Okinawa Trough, Japan.