Query: NC_009635:800000 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_014253:729996 Methanohalobium evestigatum Z-7303 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanohalobium evestigatum; Methanohalobium; Methanosarcinaceae; Methanosarcinales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Microbial mat community in Crimea, Russia; Country: Russia; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 50C; Habitat: Fresh water; Isolation: mud from a salt lagoon. This is a species of extremely halophilic, methylotrophic, methanogenic, anaerobic bacteria.