Query: NC_014220:1670000 Syntrophothermus lipocalidus DSM 12680 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Syntrophothermus lipocalidus; Syntrophothermus; Syntrophomonadaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: anaerobic granular sludge, thermophilic; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 55C. Syntrophothermus lipocalidus is an anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic, fatty-acid-oxidizing bacterium.
Subject: NC_008260:2340824 Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2, complete genome
Lineage: Alcanivorax borkumensis; Alcanivorax; Alcanivoracaceae; Oceanospirillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This bacterium was isolated from a seawater sediment sample in the North Sea. The species is able to use Mihagol-S (C14,15-n-alkanes) as a principal carbon source. Using n-alkanes as a sole carbon source causes the strains to produce extracellular and membrane-bound surface-active glucose lipids. Phenotypic analysis showed a restricted nutritional profile, high halotolerance, the absence of fermentative metabolism, and a low G+C content. This, in combination with a 16S phylogenetic study, allowed the placing of this organism into a new genus.