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Field guide · species
(Zillig et al. 1980) Sakai and Kurosawa 2018
Saccharolobus solfataricus is a heat- and acid-adapted archaeon formerly classified as Sulfolobus solfataricus. Genome research on strain P2 and later taxonomic work concern the same species under different genus combinations.
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Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.
Small, irregular cells are studied through microscopy and molecular methods. A protein structure from this species is not a photograph of the organism.
Hot, acidic terrestrial environments provide its characteristic setting, reproduced selectively in laboratory culture.
The reference genome encodes systems for sugar, protein and sulfur-related metabolism, reflecting several potential resource-use pathways.
Transport and sensory systems connect cellular activity to environmental resources. Mobile genetic elements contribute to genome variation.
Replication, genome maintenance and cell division support culture growth. The P2 genome contains numerous mobile elements.
The reference strain has a documented geothermal origin. Laboratory use across countries is not a map of natural populations.
Its physiology contributes to the diversity of microorganisms inhabiting acidic geothermal environments.
The P2 genome study found abundant mobile genetic elements and many transport, protease and sugar-metabolism genes. This documents a flexible genomic and metabolic repertoire in an identified research strain. The original paper used Sulfolobus solfataricus; later taxonomic work transferred the species to Saccharolobus, so both names occur in its scientific literature.
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Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius is an aerobic archaeon of hot, acidic terrestrial environments. The genome study of strain DSM639 reports optimal growth around 80 …
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