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. 2008 Apr 29;1(3):202–207. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00034.x

Table 1.

Microbial genomes of biotechnological relevance made public in July–December 2007 (adapted from GOLD On‐line Database v 2.0; http://www.genomesonline.org).

Domain Organism Strain Phenotype Habitat Oxygen requirement Temperature range Publication
A Caldivirga maquilingensis IC‐167 Sulfate reduction Aquatic, Hot spring Aerobe Hyperthermophile Unpublished
A Candidatus Methanoregula boonei 6A8 Methanogen, Acidophile Aquatic, Peat bog Anaerobe Mesophile Unpublished
A Ignicoccus hospitalis Kin4/I Chemolithoautotrophic, sulfidogenic Hydrothermal vent Anaerobe Hyperthermophile Unpublished
A Methanococcus maripaludis C6 Hydrogenotrophic, Methanogen, Nitrogen fixation Aquatic, Sediment Obligate anaerobe Mesophile Unpublished
A Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1 Ammonia oxidizer Aquatic Aerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Acaryochloris marina MBIC11017 Symbiont Marine Aerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Actinobacillus succinogenes 130Z Carbon dioxide‐loving Bovine rumen Facultative Mesophile Unpublished
B Alkaliphilus (Clostridium) oremlandii OhILAs Nitrogen fixation, Arsenic metabolizer Aquatic, Sediment Anaerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 Promotes plant growth Soil Aerobe Mesophile (Chen et al., 2007)
B Chloroflexus aurantiacus J‐10‐fl Carbon dioxide fixation Aquatic, Hot spring Anaerobe Thermophile Unpublished
B Clostridium kluyveri DSM 555 Ethanol and acetate fermentation Aquatic, Mud Anaerobe Mesophile (Seedorf et al., 2008)
B Clostridium phytofermentans ISDg Cellulolytic Soil Anaerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Delftia acidovorans SPH‐1 Organic acid utilization Sludge, Soil Aerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Desulfococcus oleovorans Hxd3 Sulfate reducer, Alkane degrader Aquatic, Oil fields Anaerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Fervidobacterium nodosum Rt17‐B1 Chemoorganotroph Aquatic, Hot spring Anaerobe Thermophile Unpublished
B Frankia sp. Mbj2, EAN1pec Nitrogen fixation Plant symbiont, Soil Aerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Herpetosiphon aurantiacus ATCC 23779 Motile, filamentous, gilding Aquatic Aerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Lactobacillus helveticus DPC 4571 Cheese starter Dairy Facultative Mesophile (Callanan et al., 2008)
B Methylobacterium extorquens PA1 Methylanotroph Plant association Facultative Mesophile Unpublished
B Parvibaculum lavamentivorans DS‐1 Surfactant‐degrading Sludge Aerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Petrotoga mobilis SJ95t Motile, sulfate reducer, halotolerant Marine, Oil fields Anaerobe Thermophile Unpublished
B Roseiflexus castenholzii HLO8, DSM 13941 Photosynthetic, motile Marine, Hot spring Facultative Thermophile Unpublished
B Salinispora arenicola CNS205 Sporulating, halophile Aquatic, Sediment Aerobe Mesophile Unpublished
B Shewanella baltica OS195 Halophile, non‐fermentative Marine Facultative Mesophile Unpublished
B Shewanella baltica OS185 Halophile, non‐fermentative Marine Facultative Psychrotolerant Unpublished
B Shewanella sediminis HAW‐EB3T Non‐sporulating Aquatic, Sediment Facultative Psychrophile Unpublished
B Sorangium cellulosum So ce56 Motile, gliding, cellulolytic Soil Aerobe Mesophile (Schneiker et al., 2007)
B Thermotoga lettingae TMOT Methanol‐degrading Aquatic Anaerobe Thermophile Unpublished

A = Archaea; B = Bacteria.