Table 1.
Species available in the Archaeal Genome Browser at time of publication
| Archaeal species | Hyperthermophile | Halophile | Acidophile | Methanogen | Other extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrobaculum aerophilum | X | ||||
| Aeropyrum pernix | X | ||||
| Sulfolobus acidocaldarius | X | ||||
| Sulfolobus solfataricus | X | ||||
| Sulfolobus tokodaii | X | ||||
| Nanoarchaeum equitans | X | ||||
| Thermococcus kodakaraensis | X | ||||
| Pyrococcus abyssi | X | ||||
| Pyrococcus furiosus | X | ||||
| Pyrococcus horikoshii | X | ||||
| Methanopyrus kandleri | X | ||||
| Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus | X | ||||
| Methanocaldococcus jannaschii | X | ||||
| Methanococcus maripaludis | X | ||||
| Ferroplasma acidarmanus | X | ||||
| Picrophilus torridus | X | X | |||
| Thermoplasma acidophilum | X | ||||
| Thermoplasma volcanium | X | ||||
| Archaeoglobus fulgidus | X | ||||
| Halobacterium sp. | X | ||||
| Haloarcula marismortui | X | ||||
| Natronomonas pharaonis | X | Alkaliphile | |||
| Methanococcoides burtonii | X | Psychrotroph | |||
| Methanosarcina barkeri | X | ||||
| Methanosarcina mazei | X | ||||
| Methanosarcina acetivorans | X | ||||
| Bacterial species | |||||
| Aquifex aeolicus | X | ||||
| Thermotoga maritima | X | ||||
| Escherichia coli K12 | |||||
| Vibrio cholerae | |||||
All 24 fully sequenced archaeal genomes are included. In addition, two draft archaeal genomes (M.burtonii, F.acidarmanus) and four bacterial genomes are also displayed. Each species is characterized by features of its optimal growth environment.