Query: NC_014720:2420455 Caldicellulosiruptor kronotskyensis 2002 chromosome, complete
Lineage: Caldicellulosiruptor kronotskyensis; Caldicellulosiruptor; Thermoanaerobacterales Family III; Thermoanaerobacterales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Country: Russia; Environment: Hot spring; Isolation: terrestrial neutral geothermal spring; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 70C. Caldicellulosiruptor kronotskyensis was originally isolated from a hot spring in Russia. This organism is a cellulolytic thermophile able to grow at temperatures of up to 82 degrees C.
Subject: NC_007181:1094422 Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639, complete genome
Lineage: Sulfolobus acidocaldarius; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639 was isolated from and acidic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. Extreme thermoacidophilic sulfur-oxidizing archaeon. This organsim is an extreme thermoacidophilic, sulfur-oxidizing archaeon commonly found in hot springs growing at very high temperatures. This obligate aerobe is immotile and grows at a temperature of 55-85 degrees C with optimal growth at 70-75 degrees C. The pH for growth is 1-6 with an optimum pH 2-3.