Query: NC_015499:1062359 Thermodesulfobium narugense DSM 14796 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Thermodesulfobium narugense; Thermodesulfobium; Thermodesulfobiaceae; Thermoanaerobacterales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Environment: Hot spring; Isolation: Narugo hot spring; Japan; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 50C. This organism is a moderate thermophilic autotroph that was able to grow onH2/CO2 by sulfate respiration. It was isolated from a hot spring in Narugo, Japan.
Subject: NC_007798:703922 Neorickettsia sennetsu str. Miyayama, complete genome
Lineage: Neorickettsia sennetsu; Neorickettsia; Anaplasmataceae; Rickettsiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This organism was first described in 1953 in Japan as causing Sennetsu fever. Causes an infectious mononucleosis-like disease. Like other Ehrlichia, this organism is an obligate intracellular pathogen. It can be transmitted from fish flukes (trematodes) to humans, and was one of the first Ehrlichia that was found to cause a human-specific illness.