Query: NC_015636:1477221 Methanothermococcus okinawensis IH1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanothermococcus okinawensis; Methanothermococcus; Methanococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Country: Japan; Environment: Hydrothermal vent, Deep sea, Fresh water; Isolation: Deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 40 - 75C. This is a thermophilic, methane-producing archaeon isolated from a a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney at the Iheya Ridge, in the Okinawa Trough, Japan.
Subject: NC_013926:1205443 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.