Domain Archaea Class Thermoprotei Phylum Crenarchaeota Rank Species | Kingdom Crenarchaeota Family Sulfolobaceae Genus Acidianus Order Sulfolobales | |
Similar Acidianus, Metallosphaera, Metallosphaera sedula, Sulfolobus metallicus, Thermofilum | ||
Acidianus infernus is a species of archaeon. It is aerobic, extremely acidophilic, thermophilic (hence its name) and sulfur-metabolizing. Its type strain is strain DSM 3191.
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Acidianus infernus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA