Query: NC_015574:806762 Methanobacterium sp. SWAN-1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanobacterium paludis; Methanobacterium; Methanobacteriaceae; Methanobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Temp: Mesophile. Autotrophic methanogen, Nitrogen fixation.
Subject: NC_000961:597385 Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3, complete genome
Lineage: Pyrococcus horikoshii; Pyrococcus; Thermococcaceae; Thermococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This organism was isolated from a hydrothermal vent at Okinawa Trough in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 1395 m. This organism is an obligate anaerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeon. Growth occurs at 80-102 degrees C with optimal growth at 98 degrees C and a pH of 7.0. Presence of elemental sulfur has been found to greatly stimulate growth.