Query: NC_016051:81685 Thermococcus sp. AM4 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Thermococcus; Thermococcus; Thermococcaceae; Thermococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: This strain was collected from the Pacific Ocean, East Pacific Rise at a depth of 2600 meters. It was cultured at 80 degrees C in basal salts medium containing carbon monoxide in the gas phase. A marine microorganism capable of using carbon monoxide as a sole carbon and energy source.
Subject: NC_015680:930483 Pyrococcus yayanosii CH1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Pyrococcus yayanosii; Pyrococcus; Thermococcaceae; Thermococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Pyrococcus yayanosii CH1 is the first obligate piezophilic hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from the deep-sea hydrothermal site Ashadze on the mid-Atlantic ridge at a depth of 4,100 m. This organism grows within a temperature range of 80 to 108 degrees C and a hydrostatic pressure range of 20 to 120 MPa, with optima at 98 degrees C and 52 MPa, respectively.