Query: NC_008610:1068429 Candidatus Ruthia magnifica str. Cm (Calyptogena magnifica),
Lineage: Ruthia magnifica; Ruthia; ; sulfur-oxidizing symbionts; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Candidatus Ruthia magnifica is a chemoautotrophic bacteria that lives symbiotically in the gut of a giant clam. This organism is an endosymbiont of the hydrothermal vent clam Calyptogena magnifica.
Subject: NC_013061:1360081 Pedobacter heparinus DSM 2366, complete genome
Lineage: Pedobacter heparinus; Pedobacter; Sphingobacteriaceae; Sphingobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Soil; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 25 - 30C; Habitat: Soil. Formerly Sphingobacterium heparinum this organism was isolated from soil. This organism is able to degrade heparin and heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans, which are components of extracellular polysaccharides and the cell surface.