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Sulfolobaceae
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Definition
: A family of SULFOLOBALES consisting of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic chemolithotrophic cocci, usually occurring singly. They grow best at a pH of about 2.
Examples
Acidianus
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Sulfolobus
Other names
Sulfurococcus; Sulfurisphaera; Metallosphaera; Stygiolobus