Query: NC_011832:1122268 Candidatus Methanosphaerula palustris E1-9c, complete genome
Lineage: Methanosphaerula palustris; Methanosphaerula; Methanoregulaceae; Methanomicrobiales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Candidatus Methanosphaerula palustris was isolated from an organically rich wetland in central New York State, USA. This methanogen is highly sensitive to the concentration of sulfur in the soil. Wetlands methanogenic bacterium.
Subject: NC_009975:1034144 Methanococcus maripaludis C6, complete genome
Lineage: Methanococcus maripaludis; Methanococcus; Methanococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This strain was isolated from intertidal sediments. Methanococcus maripaludis is a rapid growing hydrogenotrophic methanoarchaeon common in salt marshes, marine and estuarine environments in the Southeastern U.S.A. Methanococcus maripaludis is an obligately anaerobic, mesophilic, methane-producing archaeon. Growth on hydrogen and carbon dioxide results in the production of methane as a waste product. M. maripaludis stands out among methanogenic archaea as an ideal model species because of fast reproducible growth and effective genetic tools.