Sulfolobaceae

A family of SULFOLOBALES consisting of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic chemolithotrophic cocci, usually occurring singly. They grow best at a pH of about 2.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): B02.075.725.725

MeSH Unique ID: D016943

Registry Number: txid118883

Entry Terms:

• Metallosphaera
• Stygiolobus
• Sulfurisphaera
• Sulfurococcus

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Organisms Category
Archaea
Crenarchaeota
Sulfolobales
Sulfolobaceae
Acidianus
Sulfolobus
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Sulfolobus solfataricus