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Table 5 Distribution of Ni-dependent enzymes in archaea

From: Comparative genomic analyses of nickel, cobalt and vitamin B12 utilization

Phylum

Total organisms

Ni-utilizing organisms

Ni-utilizing organisms containing different Ni-dependent proteins

   

Urease

Ni-Fe hydrogenase

Ni-CODH

CODH/ACS

MCR*

Nanoarchaeota

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Crenarchaeota/Thermoproteales

6

4

-

4

-

-

-

Crenarchaeota/Desulfurococcales

4

3

-

3

-

-

-

Crenarchaeota/Sulfolobales

4

3

2

2

-

-

-

Euryarchaeota/Thermoplasmales

4

3

-

3

-

-

-

Euryarchaeota/Archaeoglobales

1

1

-

1

1

1

-

Euryarchaeota/Halobacteriales

5

3

3

-

-

-

-

Euryarchaeota/Methanosarcinales

5

5

-

3

4

5

5

Euryarchaeota/Thermococcales

4

4

-

4

-

-

-

Euryarchaeota/Methanococcales

5

5

-

5

1

5

5

Euryarchaeota/Methanopyrales

1

1

-

1

1

1

1

Euryarchaeota/Methanobacteriales

3

3

-

3

-

1

3

Euryarchaeota/Methanomicrobiales

4

4

-

4

2

2

4

Total

47

39

5

33

9

15

18

  1. *: MCR, Methyl-coenzyme M reductase.