Sulfolobus shibatae
| Sulfolobus shibatae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Crenarchaeota |
| Phylum: | Crenarchaeota |
| Class: | Thermoprotei |
| Order: | Sulfolobales |
| Family: | Sulfolobaceae |
| Genus: | Sulfolobus |
| Species: | S. shibatae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sulfolobus shibatae | |
Sulfolobus shibatae is an archaeal species belongs to the kingdom Crenarchaeota. Sulfolobus shibatae was described for the first time in 1990, after being isolated from geothermal pools in Beppu, Japan.[1]
Description
With a diameter between 0.7-1.5 µm, this organism thrives at a pH and temperature optima of 3.0 and 80 °C, respectively. Given the extreme conditions required for the growth of this microbe it is considered a thermoacidophile, as all organisms in the family Sulfolobaceae.[1][2]
Metabolism
This organism can grow in complex organic compounds and in sugars, and since it has not been yet determined if S. shibatae can grow autotrophically, this organism is either a heterotrophic or mixotrophic archaeon.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Grogan, D.; Palm, P.; Zillig, W. (1990-01-01). "Isolate B12, which harbours a virus-like element, represents a new species of the archaebacterial genus Sulfolobus, Sulfolobus shibatae, sp. nov". Archives of Microbiology. 154 (6): 594–599. doi:10.1007/bf00248842. ISSN 0302-8933. PMID 1703758.
- ↑ Albers, Sonja-Verena; Siebers, Bettina (2014-01-01). Rosenberg, Eugene; DeLong, Edward F.; Lory, Stephen; Stackebrandt, Erko; Thompson, Fabiano, eds. The Family Sulfolobaceae. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 323–346. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_329. ISBN 9783642389535.
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