Query: NC_018645:2301705 Desulfobacula toluolica Tol2, complete genome
Lineage: Desulfobacula toluolica; Desulfobacula; Desulfobacteraceae; Desulfobacterales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Desulfobacula toluolica is a toluene-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium, isolated from marine sediment under strictly anoxic conditions.
Subject: NC_011184:597496 Vibrio fischeri MJ11 chromosome I, complete sequence
Lineage: Aliivibrio fischeri; Aliivibrio; Vibrionaceae; Vibrionales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated from a pinecone fish, Monocentris japonica, light-emitting organs in Japan. This genus is abundant in marine or freshwater environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas; regions that provide an important reservoir for the organism in between outbreaks of the disease. Vibrio can affect shellfish, finfish, and other marine animals and a number of species are pathogenic for humans. This organism is found in marine environments and was originally named by Bernard Fischer during a sea voyage in the 1800s. It is a symbiont in fish and squids and is responsible for light generation in those organisms, which use it as a defense mechanism to avoid predators.