Query: NC_015676:1305972 Methanosalsum zhilinae DSM 4017 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Methanosalsum zhilinae; Methanosalsum; Methanosarcinaceae; Methanosarcinales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Environment: Fresh water, Sediment; Isolation: Sediment of alkaline lake; Temp: Mesophile; Country: Egypt: Wadi el Natrun. Methanosalsum zhilinae was first isolated from an alkaline, saline lake sediment. This organism uses trimethylamine and methanol for growth and methanogenesis.
Subject: NC_003901:2533000 Methanosarcina mazei Go1, complete genome
Lineage: Methanosarcina mazei; Methanosarcina; Methanosarcinaceae; Methanosarcinales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Methanosarcina mazei Go1 (DSM 3647) was isolated from an anaerobic sewage digester in Germany. Anaerobic methane-producing archeon. This organism is a strictly anaerobic, non-motile, methane-producing archaeon. This organism can also aggregate forming large irregular shaped clumps of cells. Occasionally these aggregates can grow to 1000 microns or more in diameter. Growth occurs at pH 5.5-8.0, with optimum growth at pH 6.8-7.2. Growth occurs at pH 5.5-8.0, with optimum growth at pH 6.8-7.2. Can be found in decaying leaf litter, garden soil, sewage treatment sludge digestors, black mud, feces of herbivores and other urban waste and sewage products.