Query: NC_014041:661352 Zunongwangia profunda SM-A87 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Zunongwangia profunda; Zunongwangia; Flavobacteriaceae; Flavobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria
General Information: Zunongwangia profunda is an orange-pigmented, Gram-negative, nonmotile, strictly aerobic and oxidase- and catalase-positive bacterium isolated from the deep-sea sediment of the southern Okinawa Trough area.
Subject: NC_010556:26567 Exiguobacterium sibiricum 255-15, complete genome
Lineage: Exiguobacterium sibiricum; Exiguobacterium; Bacillales Family XII; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: This organism was isolated from a 2-3 million-year permafrost core in Siberia, Russia and can survive and grow rapidly at low temperatures. Analysis of long-term survival of psychrophilic organisms such as this one may aid understanding of the potential growth of organisms in astrobiology. Exiguobacterium sibiricum is a psychrotolerant organism able to grow at temperatures that range from -6 to 40 degrees C. This organism is also able to survive repeated freeze/thaw cycles which may contribute to its ability to survive in cold environments.