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Completely sequenced archaeal genomes |
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Species
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Abbreviation
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Optimal growth temperature (°C)
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Lifestyle and other features
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Number of proteins*
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Number (%) proteins in COGs
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Date of genome release
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Reference
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| Euryarchaeota |
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| Archaeoglobus fulgidus DSM |
Afu |
83 |
Anaerobic, sulfate-reducing chemolito- or chemorgano-autotroph, motile |
2,420 |
1,953 (81%) |
1997 |
[124]
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| Halobacterium sp. NRC-1 |
Hsp |
37 |
Aerobic chemorganotroph, obligate halophile, with a cell envelope; motile; two extrachromosomal elements |
2,622 |
1,809 (69%) |
2000 |
[125]
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| Methanocaldococcus jannaschii |
Mja |
85 |
Chemolitoautotroph, strict anaerobe, methanogen, motile; two extrachromosomal elements |
1,758 |
1,448 (82%) |
1996 |
[27]
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| Methanopyrus kandleri AV19 |
Mka |
110 |
Chemolitoautotroph, strict anaerobe, methanogen, with high cellular salt concentration |
1,691 |
1,253 (74%) |
2002 |
[45]
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| Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A |
Mac |
37 |
Chemolitoautotroph, anaerobe possibly capable of aerobic growth; nitrogen-fixing, versatile methanogen; motile, and able to form multicellular structures |
4,540 |
3,142 (69%) |
2002 |
[55]
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| Methanosarcina mazei Goe1 |
Mma |
37 |
As for Mac |
3,371 |
N/A |
2002 |
[54]
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| Methanothermobacter thermoautotrophicus delta H |
Mth |
65 |
Chemolitoautotroph, strict anaerobe, nitrogen-fixing, methanogen |
1,873 |
1,500 (80%) |
1997 |
[126]
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| Pyrococcus horikoshii |
Pho |
96 |
Anaerobic heterotroph, sulfur enhances growth; motile |
1,801 |
1,425 (79%) |
1998 |
[127]
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| Pyrococcus abyssi |
Pab |
96 |
As for Pho |
1,769 |
1,506 (85%) |
2001 |
[128]
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| Pyrococcus furiosus DSM 3638 |
Pfu |
96 |
As for Pho |
2,065 |
N/A |
2001 |
[129]
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| Thermoplasma acidophilum |
Tac |
59 |
Facultative anaerobe, chemorganotroph, thermoacidophilic, anaerobically able to metabolize sulfur; motile, with a plasma membrane |
1,482 |
1,261 (85%) |
2000 |
[96]
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| Thermoplasma volcanium |
Tvo |
60 |
As for Tac |
1,499 |
1,277 (85%) |
2000 |
[130]
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| Crenarchaeota |
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| Pyrobaculum aerophilum |
Pae |
100 |
Facultative nitrate-reducing anaerobe |
1,840 |
1,236 (67%) |
2002 |
[131]
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| Aeropyrum pernix |
Ape |
90 |
Aerobic chemorganotroph; sulfur enhances growth |
2,605 |
1,529 (59%) |
1999 |
[132]
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| Sulfolobus solfataricus |
Sso |
80 |
Aerobe metabolizing sulfur; thermo-acidophilic chemorganotroph; motile |
2,977 |
2,207 (74%) |
2001 |
[97]
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| Sulfolobus tokodaii |
Sto |
80 |
As for Sso |
2,826 |
N/A |
2001 |
[133]
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*According to the original genome annotation | |||||||
Makarova and Koonin Genome Biology 2003 4:115 doi:10.1186/gb-2003-4-8-115 |
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