| Desulfurolobus ambivalans |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Archaea Extremely Thermophilic Archaeobacteria |
| Compare | Acidianus Desulfurococcus, Desulfurolobus ambivalens Hyperthermus butylicus , Metallosphaera sedula Pyrobaculum Pyrococcus, Pyrodictium Staphylothermus marinus Sulfolobus Thermococcus Thermodiscus maritimus Thermofilum, Thermoproteus |
| Contrast | Archaea
compare with Acidianus |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Desulfurolobus ambivalans |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram negative |
| Morphology | irregularly lobed cocci (0.5- 2 um) that occur singly |
| Motility | non motile |
| Specialized structures |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Desulfurolobus ambivalans |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | lithotrophic or chemolithotrophic |
| Oxygen | facultatively anaerobic aerobically via S` oxidation or anaerobically via S` reduction with H2. |
| pH | pH 1-6 |
| Temperature | Temperature range 45- 87oC
optimum 80 oC differentiated fron Acidianus infernus which has a optimal temperature for growth of 88 oC and Acidianus brierleyi which has an optimum temperature of 70 oC |
| Requires | Optimum concentration for growth: around 0.2% NaCl; maximum: 4% NaCl. |
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| Distribution |
| Genome | Desulfurolobus ambivalans |
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| Reference | Desulfurolobus ambivalans |
| First citation | Zillag et al 1986 Syst. Appl. Microbiol 8:197-203 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Determinative | p749 |
| References |