Pre_GI: SWBIT SVG BLASTP

Query: NC_009440:1810301 Metallosphaera sedula DSM 5348 chromosome, complete genome

Lineage: Metallosphaera sedula; Metallosphaera; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea

General Information: Acid-loving thermophile which can oxidize coal and pyrite. Metallosphaera sedula was isolated from a thermal pond in the Pisciarelli Solfatara in Italy. This organism is able to leach metals from sulfidic ores making it a potential bioleaching agent. The rate of oxidation of iron pyrite for this organism is increased under conditions of thermal and chemical stress.

Subject: NC_015518:1095879 Acidianus hospitalis W1 chromosome, complete genome

Lineage: Acidianus hospitalis; Acidianus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea

General Information: Chemolithoautotrophic and facultatively anaerobic acidothermophile. The Acidianus genus consists of acidothermophiles which grow optimally and slowly in the temperature range 65–95 degrees C and at pH 2–4 and belongs to the order Sulfolobales.