Query: NC_014729:1367862 Halogeometricum borinquense DSM 11551 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Halogeometricum borinquense; Halogeometricum; Halobacteriaceae; Halobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Solar salterns of Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 40C; Habitat: Solar saltern. This organism is an extreme halophile and required a minimum of 8% NaCl for growth.
Subject: NC_009033:1108236 Staphylothermus marinus F1, complete genome
Lineage: Staphylothermus marinus; Staphylothermus; Desulfurococcaceae; Desulfurococcales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Hyperthermophilic archaeon. This organism was isolated from hydrothermal marine sediment from Vulcano Island in Italy. Staphylothermus marinus is heterotrophic and requires sulfur, which is reduced to H2S, for growth.