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A new type of bacteria was discovered by Brock et al. (1972) during their investigation of microorganisms living at high temperatures. They assigned the new bacteria to a hitherto unknown genus which they called Sulfolobus. The species Sulfolobus acidocaldarius is well characterized by its name. It is a facultatively sulfur-oxidizing microorganism, with cells which were found to be lobed in certain growth stages, and which require a hot and acid environment. Depending on the strain the bacteria grow best at a pH between 0.9 and 3.5 and at temperatures between 70° and 90°C (Brock, 1978).
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Michel, H., Neugebauer, DC., Oesterhelt, D. (1980). The 2-D Crystalline Cell Wall of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius: Structure, Solubilization, and Reassembly. In: Baumeister, W., Vogell, W. (eds) Electron Microscopy at Molecular Dimensions. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67688-8_4
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