Query: NC_009635:1067334 Methanococcus aeolicus Nankai-3 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanococcus aeolicus; Methanococcus; Methanococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Anaerobic methane-producing archeon. Methanococcus aeolicus was isolated from deep marine sediment from the Nankai Trough off the coast of Japan. This organism is a methanogen, able to use hydrogen or formate to reduce CO2.
Subject: NC_013887:90929 Methanocaldococcus sp. FS406-22 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanocaldococcus; Methanocaldococcus; Methanocaldococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Deep-sea hydrothermal vent from Pacific; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 90C; Habitat: Deep sea, Hydrothermal vent, Marine. Methanocaldococcus sp. FS406-22 was isolated from hydrothermal vent fluid from an undersea volcano in the northeast Pacific Ocean. This organism is able to fix nitrogen at temperatures of 92 degrees C.