Organisms

Sulfolobaceae

A family of SULFOLOBALES consisting of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic chemolithotrophic cocci, usually occurring singly. They grow best at a pH of about 2.

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Abstract

A family of SULFOLOBALES consisting of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic chemolithotrophic cocci, usually occurring singly. They grow best at a pH of about 2.

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  • Metallosphaera
  • Stygiolobus
  • Sulfurisphaera
  • Sulfurococcus

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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1992

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  1. B02w.075w.725w.725w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sulfolobaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016943. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016943
  2. Sulfolobaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfolobaceae
  3. Sulfolobaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7636207