Sulfolobus: Difference between revisions

Sulfolobus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Archaea
Phylum:	Crenarchaeota
Class:	Thermoprotei
Order:	Sulfolobales
Family:	Sulfolobaceae
Genus:	Sulfolobus
Species
	S. acidocaldarius; S. solfataricus; S. tokodaii

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Sulfolobus is a genus of the prokaryote domain of archaea.

Species of the genus sulfolobus grow in volcanic springs with optimum growth occurring at pH 2-3 and a temperature of 75-80 °C, making them acidophiles and thermophiles respectivly.

S. tokodaii is known to oxidize hydrogen sulfide to sulfate intracellularly.

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