Query: NC_016070:719791 Thermoproteus tenax Kra 1, complete genome
Lineage: Thermoproteus tenax; Thermoproteus; Thermoproteaceae; Thermoproteales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Strictly anaerobic, sulfur-dependent and hyperthermophilic crenarchaeum. Originally isolated from a solfatare in Iceland. Dissimilatory sulfate reduction.
Subject: NC_002754:435745 Sulfolobus solfataricus P2, complete genome
Lineage: Sulfolobus solfataricus; Sulfolobus; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfolobales; Crenarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Hyperthermophilic acidophilic sulfur-metabolizing archeon. This organism is an obligate aerobic, hyperthermophilic, acidophilic, sulfur-metabolizing archeon. Growth occurs between 50 and 87 degrees C with optimal growth at 85 degrees C and a pH of 2-4.5.