Query: NC_014152:241776 Thermincola sp. JR, complete genome
Lineage: Thermincola potens; Thermincola; Peptococcaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Country: Russia; Isolation: hot spring; Country: Russia, Baikal Lake region. This organism was one of the first isolated from a thermophilic microbial fuel cell (MFC). Thermincola is a genus of Gram-positive, anaerobic, thermophilic bacteria, isolated from terrestrial hot springs.
Subject: NC_009720:2143124 Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2, complete genome
Lineage: Xanthobacter autotrophicus; Xanthobacter; Xanthobacteraceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Alkene-degrading bacterium. Xanthobacter autotrophicus is a nitrogen-fixing methylotroph, commonly isolated from organic rich soil, sediment and water. This organism uses an alkene-specific monooxygenase to convert propene to epoxypropane. This monooxygenase is also able to catalyze the initial step in the cometabolism of chlorinated alkenes such as vinyl chloride and trichloroethene. The Xanthobacter autotrophicus alkene monooxygenase and other genes involved in alkene degradation are located on a 320 kb megaplasmid.