Sulfolobales
| Definition: |
An order of CRENARCHAEOTA consisting of aerobic or facultatively aerobic, chemolithotrophic cocci which are extreme thermoacidophiles. They lack peptidoglycan in their cell walls. |
| Notes: |
an order of Crenarchaeota, of the domain Archaea |
Sulfolobales Categories.
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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. |
Sulfolobales Definitions and Terms
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