Query: NC_007908:1328832 Rhodoferax ferrireducens T118, complete genome
Lineage: Rhodoferax ferrireducens; Rhodoferax; Comamonadaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated from aquifer sediment collected at a depth of 18 feet. Electricity-generating, iron-reducing bacterium. This organism is able to generate electricity in microbial fuel cells.
Subject: NC_008268:5781604 Rhodococcus sp. RHA1, complete genome
Lineage: Rhodococcus jostii; Rhodococcus; Nocardiaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated from soil contaminated with gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane: a toxic insecticide) in Japan. Polychlorinated biphenyl degrading bacterium. Rhodococcus jostii is capable of degrading a wide variety of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are toxic compounds produced by industry, and is studied extensively for this reason. This microbe is being examined thoroughly under different environmental conditions in order to better understand metabolic pathways and gene functions.