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Sulfolobus
Sign in to saveSulfolobus is a genus of microorganism in the family Sulfolobaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Thermoproteati of the Archaea domain.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomArchaea
- PhylumThermoproteota
- ClassThermoproteia
- OrderSulfolobales
- FamilySulfolobaceae
Sulfolobus（スルフォロブス属、サルフォロバス属）は、陸上の火山や温泉などに広く生息する好気・好酸・好熱性の古細菌の一属である。 属名は、硫黄を好むこと、細胞表面に頻繁に突出部を形成することから、ラテン語で、硫黄（Sulfur;スルフル）+ 丸・耳たぶ、葉よう（希:lobus;ロブス）という意味になっている。
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Research
3,438 papers- Thermoacidophilic Sulfolobus species as source for extremozymes and as novel archaeal platform organisms.Current opinion in biotechnology · 2019
- The Cell Membrane of Sulfolobus spp.-Homeoviscous Adaption and Biotechnological Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
- Recombinant protein expression in Sulfolobus islandicus.Methods in enzymology · 2021
- Sulfolobus genome: from genomics to biology.Current opinion in microbiology · 1998
- Sulfolobus islandicus: a model system for evolutionary genomics.Biochemical Society transactions · 2013
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- ''Sulfolobus'' as a model to study the molecular mechanisms of DNA replication
- Role in biotechnology
- Phylogeny
- Genome status
- Genome structure
- Cell structure and metabolism
- Ecology
- DNA damage response
- The ''ups'' operon
- ''Sulfolobus'' as a viral host
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Sulfolobus is a genus of microorganism in the family Sulfolobaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Thermoproteati of the Archaea domain.
Sulfolobus species grow in volcanic springs with optimal growth occurring at pH 2–3 and temperatures of 75–80 °C, making them acidophiles and thermophiles respectively. Sulfolobus cells are irregularly shaped and flagellar.
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