Sulfolobus

"Sulfolobus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A genus of aerobic, chemolithotrophic, coccoid ARCHAEA whose organisms are thermoacidophilic. Its cells are highly irregular in shape, often lobed, but occasionally spherical. It has worldwide distribution with organisms isolated from hot acidic soils and water. Sulfur is used as an energy source.

Descriptor ID	D016944
MeSH Number(s)	B02.075.725.725.725
Concept/Terms	Sulfolobus Sulfolobus Sulfolobus tokodaii Sulfolobus tokodaii Sulfolobus metallicus Sulfolobus metallicus Sulfolobus islandicus Sulfolobus islandicus

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Organisms [B]
Archaea [B02]
Crenarchaeota [B02.075]
Sulfolobales [B02.075.725]
Sulfolobaceae [B02.075.725.725]
Sulfolobus [B02.075.725.725.725]

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