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    Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

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    Source-identified Sulfolobus acidocaldarius; Source-identified documentary image; see the original file for method and context.
    Sulfolobus acidocaldarius · Ag.archaea · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Classification in context

    Lineage

    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainArchaea
    3. KingdomThermoproteati
    4. PhylumThermoproteota
    5. ClassThermoprotei
    6. OrderSulfolobales
    7. FamilySulfolobaceae
    8. GenusSulfolobus
    9. SpeciesSulfolobus acidocaldarius
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Archaea domain
    3. Thermoproteati kingdom
    4. Thermoproteota phylum
    5. Thermoprotei class
    6. Sulfolobales order
    7. Sulfolobaceae family
    8. Sulfolobus genus
    9. Sulfolobus acidocaldarius species

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    Species · Sulfolobus

    Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

    Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

    Sulfolobus acidocaldarius is an aerobic archaeon of hot, acidic terrestrial environments. The genome study of strain DSM639 reports optimal growth around 80 …