Query: NC_009634:714715 Methanococcus vannielii SB chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanococcus vannielii; Methanococcus; Methanococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: A methane-producing motile coccus. This type species of Methanococcus was isolated from a San Francisco Bay, USA mud flat. Unlike other members of the genus this species grows only between 20 degrees C - 40 degrees C.
Subject: NC_003106:282320 Sulfolobus tokodaii str. 7, complete genome
Lineage: Sulfolobus tokodaii; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Acidophilic archaeon. This organism is an obligate aerobic, hyperthermophilic, acidophilic, sulfur-metabolizing archaeon. This organism was isolated from Beppu Hot Springs in the geothermal area of Kyushu Island, Japan. Growth occurs optimally at 80°C and pH 2.5-3.