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The Family Sulfolobaceae

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All members of the Sulfolobaceae isolated so far are thermoacidophiles adapted to low pH environments and high temperature. They are ubiquitous and have been isolated from terrestrial volcanic and thermal active areas, such as hot acidic solfataric or mud springs. The thermoacidophilic lifestyle requires unique adaptation strategies since organisms have to cope simultaneously with two challenges: high temperatures including wide temperature fluctuations (>60 up to >100 °C) and low pH values (<4).

Family members of the Sulfolobaceae are characterized by a diverse metabolism ranging from an aerobic, facultative anaerobic, or obligate anaerobic and a chemolithoautotrophic or chemoorganoheterotrophic lifestyle. Based on their growth in low ionic strength environments (low pH), the optimal growth occurs at low NaCl concentration, with the exception of Acidianus, which can grow up to 4 % (w/v) NaCl.

The family consists of the five genera Sulfolobus (ten species), Acidianus (seven species), Metallosphaera (three species), Stygioglobus, and Sulfurisphaera (one species each).

The Sulfolobaceae are a rich source for the isolation of plasmids and numerous n’ (enzymes stable and active under harsh conditions) for biotechnological applications.

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We thank Sonja Fleissner, Benjamin Meyer, Alvaro Orell, Xiaoqing Ma, Julia Kort, Anna Hagemann, Bernadette Rauch, Dominik Esser, Christopher Bräsen, and Theresa Kouril, for technical support. We are grateful for the comments we received from Arnulf Kletzin. SVA received funds from the Max Planck Society, and BS was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) within the Sulfolobus Systems Biology “SulfoSYS” project (SysMO initiative).

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    Bettina Siebers

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Albers, SV., Siebers, B. (2014). The Family Sulfolobaceae . In: Rosenberg, E., DeLong, E.F., Lory, S., Stackebrandt, E., Thompson, F. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_329

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