Query: NC_005213:202400 Nanoarchaeum equitans Kin4-M, complete genome
Lineage: Nanoarchaeum equitans; Nanoarchaeum; Nanoarchaeaceae; ; Nanoarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This organism was isolated from a submarine hot vent. Hyperthermophilic symbiont. This organism is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic, obligate symbiont that has only been found in co-culture with Ignicoccus species, attached to the outside of these cells.
Subject: NC_000961:1481685 Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3, complete genome
Lineage: Pyrococcus horikoshii; Pyrococcus; Thermococcaceae; Thermococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This organism was isolated from a hydrothermal vent at Okinawa Trough in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 1395 m. This organism is an obligate anaerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeon. Growth occurs at 80-102 degrees C with optimal growth at 98 degrees C and a pH of 7.0. Presence of elemental sulfur has been found to greatly stimulate growth.