Query: NC_015435:120334 Metallosphaera cuprina Ar-4 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Metallosphaera cuprina; Metallosphaera; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This strain is new species of the genus Metallosphaera that was isolated from the muddy water of a sulfuric hot spring in Yunnan province, China.
Subject: NC_013926:920279 Aciduliprofundum boonei T469 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Aciduliprofundum boonei; Aciduliprofundum; ; ; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Mariner hydrothermal vent field in the South Pacific Ocean; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 70C; Habitat: Deep sea, Hydrothermal vent, Marine. Acidophilic thermophile. Aciduliprofundum boonei is an obligate thermoacidophile growing at pH between 3.3 - 5.8 with an optimum temperature of 70 degrees C. This organism is a chemoorganotroph, using iron and sulfur as electron donors.