Query: NC_013887:1424000 Methanocaldococcus sp. FS406-22 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Methanocaldococcus; Methanocaldococcus; Methanocaldococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea General Information: Isolation: Deep-sea hydrothermal vent from Pacific; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 90C; Habitat: Deep sea, Hydrothermal vent, Marine. Methanocaldococcus sp. FS406-22 was isolated from hydrothermal vent fluid from an undersea volcano in the northeast Pacific Ocean. This organism is able to fix nitrogen at temperatures of 92 degrees C.
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General Information: This organism is extremely salt tolerant and alkaliphilic and has a number of hydrogen, sodium and potassium transporters to deal with these extreme environments. This organism was isolated from deep sea mud (1050 m) from the Iheya ridge near Okinawa, Japan in 1998.