Query: NC_013124:1107202 Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans DSM 10331, complete genome
Lineage: Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans; Acidimicrobium; Acidimicrobiaceae; Acidimicrobiales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Hot spring run-off in Iceland; Country: Iceland; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 48C; Habitat: Fresh water. This organism is a thermophilic, acidophilic bacterium that grows optimiums of 45-50 degrees C and pH2. This organism is able to oxidize ferric iron to ferrous iron.
Subject: NC_014219:2931796 Bacillus selenitireducens MLS10 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Bacillus selenitireducens; Bacillus; Bacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Anoxic muds of Mono Lake California; Country: USA; Temp: Mesophile; Habitat: Fresh water. Bacillus selenitireducens MLS-10 was isolated from alkaline, hypersaline, arsenic-rich mud from Mono Lake, California. This organism can reduce arsenate, selenate, and selenite, making it a potential bioremediation agent. Bacillus selenitireducens produces intracellular and extracellular granules of elemental selenium when grown on selenite. The respiratory arsenate reductase has been purified, and is able to function at high pH and alkalinity.