Sulfolobus
E838990
Sulfolobus is a genus of thermophilic, acid-loving archaea commonly found in volcanic hot springs and known for their use as model organisms in extremophile research.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaea genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| carbonSource |
carbon dioxide
ⓘ
organic compounds ⓘ |
| cellDivisionSystem | ESCRT-III-like machinery ⓘ |
| cellEnvelope | S-layer ⓘ |
| cellShape | irregularly lobed coccoid ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | proteinaceous S-layer ⓘ |
| class | Thermoprotei ⓘ |
| describedAs |
acidophilic
ⓘ
thermophilic ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Yellowstone National Park hot springs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DNAReplicationSystem | eukaryote-like replication proteins ⓘ |
| domain | Archaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource |
oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds
ⓘ
oxidation of sulfur ⓘ |
| family | Sulfolobaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Icelandic hot springs
ⓘ
Italian volcanic areas ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular double-stranded DNA ⓘ |
| habitat |
solfataric fields
ⓘ
volcanic hot springs ⓘ |
| hasVirus |
Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Crenarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metabolism |
chemolithotrophic
ⓘ
facultatively heterotrophic ⓘ |
| motility | flagella-like archaella ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulfolobus islandicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulfolobus solfataricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optimalPHRange | pH 2–3 ⓘ |
| optimalTemperatureRange | 70–80 °C ⓘ |
| order | Sulfolobales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pHPreference | low pH ⓘ |
| phylum | Thermoproteota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| researchUse |
DNA repair mechanisms
ⓘ
DNA replication in Archaea ⓘ archaeal cell cycle ⓘ extremophile biology ⓘ protein stability at high temperature ⓘ transcription in Archaea ⓘ virus–host interactions ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | high temperature ⓘ |
| transcriptionSystem | eukaryote-like RNA polymerase ⓘ |
| usedAs | model organism ⓘ |
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