Query: NC_013173:1671288 Desulfomicrobium baculatum DSM 4028, complete genome
Lineage: Desulfomicrobium baculatum; Desulfomicrobium; Desulfomicrobiaceae; Desulfovibrionales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Manganese ore; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 28-37C. This organism is a sulfate-reducing anaerobic bacterium which has been isolated from a variety of environmental sources such as manganese ore, freshwater sediment, industrial wastewater, and oil reservoir production waters.
Subject: NC_007604:168176 Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, complete genome
Lineage: Synechococcus elongatus; Synechococcus; Synechococcaceae; Chroococcales; Cyanobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain is a freshwater organism and is extensively studied due to its circadian clock which controls the expression of upwards of 800 genes during a 24 hour period. These unicellular cyanobacteria are also known as blue green algae and along with Prochlorococcus are responsible for a large part of the carbon fixation that occurs in marine environments. Synechococcus have a broader distribution in the ocean and are less abundant in oligotrophic (low nutrient) regions. These organism utilize photosystem I and II to capture light energy. They are highly adapted to marine environments and some strains have evolved unique motility systems in order to propel themselves towards areas that contain nitrogenous compounds. An obligate photoautotroph, it has been studied extensively by an international research community with respect to acquisition of organic carbon, transport and regulation of nitrogen compounds, adaptation to nutrient stresses, and reponse to light intensity.