Query: NC_013156:980888 Methanocaldococcus fervens AG86, complete genome
Lineage: Methanocaldococcus fervens; Methanocaldococcus; Methanocaldococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Deep-sea hydrothermal chimney sample; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 49 - 89C; Habitat: Deep sea, Marine. Hyperthermophilic methanogen. Methanocaldococcus fervens was isolated from a core sample from a deep sea hydrothermal vent in the Guayamas Basin of the Gulf of California.
Subject: NC_007181:1094422 Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639, complete genome
Lineage: Sulfolobus acidocaldarius; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639 was isolated from and acidic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. Extreme thermoacidophilic sulfur-oxidizing archaeon. This organsim is an extreme thermoacidophilic, sulfur-oxidizing archaeon commonly found in hot springs growing at very high temperatures. This obligate aerobe is immotile and grows at a temperature of 55-85 degrees C with optimal growth at 70-75 degrees C. The pH for growth is 1-6 with an optimum pH 2-3.