Query: NC_007802:4071006 Jannaschia sp. CCS1, complete genome
Lineage: Jannaschia; Jannaschia; Rhodobacteraceae; Rhodobacterales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated from Pacific coastal seawater in 2003. CCS1 is an aerobic anoxygenic phototroph (AAnP), using bacteriochlorophyll a to harvest energy from light without formation of oxygen.
Subject: NC_011184:2369662 Vibrio fischeri MJ11 chromosome I, complete sequence
Lineage: Aliivibrio fischeri; Aliivibrio; Vibrionaceae; Vibrionales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated from a pinecone fish, Monocentris japonica, light-emitting organs in Japan. This genus is abundant in marine or freshwater environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas; regions that provide an important reservoir for the organism in between outbreaks of the disease. Vibrio can affect shellfish, finfish, and other marine animals and a number of species are pathogenic for humans. This organism is found in marine environments and was originally named by Bernard Fischer during a sea voyage in the 1800s. It is a symbiont in fish and squids and is responsible for light generation in those organisms, which use it as a defense mechanism to avoid predators.