Query: NC_014394:2228470 Gallionella capsiferriformans ES-2 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Gallionella capsiferriformans; Gallionella; Gallionellaceae; Gallionellales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Country: USA; Environment: Fresh water; Isolation: iron contaminated groundwater in Michigan, USA; Temp: Mesophile. An iron-oxidizing freshwater bacterium (FeOB) isolated from iron contaminated groundwater in Michigan.
Subject: NC_008260:497855 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.