Query: NC_015675:6342164 Mesorhizobium opportunistum WSM2075 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Mesorhizobium opportunistum; Mesorhizobium; Phyllobacteriaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Environment: Host, Rhizosphere, Root nodule; Temp: Mesophile; Isolation: Antonio's farm, Antonio Rd.; Country: Australia: Northam, Western Australia. Mesorhizobium opportunistum is able to nodulate the plant Biserrula pelecinus, but is ineffective at fixing nitrogen.
Subject: NC_008260:2961291 Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2, complete genome
Lineage: Alcanivorax borkumensis; Alcanivorax; Alcanivoracaceae; Oceanospirillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This bacterium was isolated from a seawater sediment sample in the North Sea. The species is able to use Mihagol-S (C14,15-n-alkanes) as a principal carbon source. Using n-alkanes as a sole carbon source causes the strains to produce extracellular and membrane-bound surface-active glucose lipids. Phenotypic analysis showed a restricted nutritional profile, high halotolerance, the absence of fermentative metabolism, and a low G+C content. This, in combination with a 16S phylogenetic study, allowed the placing of this organism into a new genus.