Microbe Identification
Microbe nameSulfolobus solfataricus P2
NCBI Taxonomy ID273057
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomArchaea
KingdomNot Available
PhylumCrenarchaeota
ClassThermoprotei
OrderSulfolobales
FamilySulfolobaceae
GenusSulfolobus
Species solfataricus
Strain
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeCocci
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceAerobe
Optimal temperature85
Temperature rangeHyperthermophilic
HabitatSpecialized
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementSingles
SporulationSingles
MetabolismSulfur metabolizing
Energy sourceLithotroph
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesExpected but not quantified