Query: NC_014934:11341 Cellulophaga algicola DSM 14237 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Cellulophaga algicola; Cellulophaga; Flavobacteriaceae; Flavobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: surfaces of algal species from the Antarctic; Temp: Mesophile. Cellulophaga algicola is a marine bacterium, commonly associated with marine diatoms, and produces extracellular enzymes which degrade agar and other complex compounds.
Subject: NC_015474:644552 Pyrococcus sp. NA2 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Pyrococcus; Pyrococcus; Thermococcaceae; Thermococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Pyrococcus has similar characteristics of other thermoautotrophican archaea such as Archaeoglobus, and Methanococcus in the respect that they are all thermophilic and anaerobic. Pyrococcus differs, however, because its optimal growth temperature is nearly 100 °C and dwells at a greater sea depth than the other archaea. Studying Pyrococcus helps give insight to possible mechanisms used to endure extreme environmental conditions like high temperatures and high pressure.