Sulfolobus is a genus of microorganism in the family Sulfolobaceae. It belongs to the archaea domain. Sulfolobus species grow in volcanic springs with optimal growth occurring at pH 2-3 and temperatures of 75-80 °C, making them acidophiles and thermophiles respectively. Sulfolobus cells are irregularly shaped and flagellar. Species of Sulfolobus ...
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(from the article `sulfur bacterium`) ...reduces sulfates in waterlogged soils and sewage to hydrogen sulfide, a gas with the rotten egg odour so common to such places. Thiothrix, common ...
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A genus of aerobic, chemolithotrophic, coccoid archaea whose organisms are thermoacidophilic. Its cells are highly irregular in shape, often lobed, but occasionally spherical. It has worldwide distribution with organisms isolated from hot acidic soils and water. Sulfur is used as an energy source. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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