Query: NC_017278:1873934 Thermus sp. CCB_US3_UF1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Thermus; Thermus; Thermaceae; Thermales; Deinococcus-Thermus; Bacteria
General Information: Aerobic, thermophilic bacteria. Isolated from a hot spring in Ulu Slim, Perak, Malaysia, at 92.4 deg C, pH 7. Thiosulfate oxidation.
Subject: NC_007798:703922 Neorickettsia sennetsu str. Miyayama, complete genome
Lineage: Neorickettsia sennetsu; Neorickettsia; Anaplasmataceae; Rickettsiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This organism was first described in 1953 in Japan as causing Sennetsu fever. Causes an infectious mononucleosis-like disease. Like other Ehrlichia, this organism is an obligate intracellular pathogen. It can be transmitted from fish flukes (trematodes) to humans, and was one of the first Ehrlichia that was found to cause a human-specific illness.