Physiology, Taxonomy, and Sulfur Metabolism of the Sulfolobales, an Order of Thermoacidophilic Archaea
The order Sulfolobales (phylum Crenarchaeota) is a group of thermoacidophilic archaea. The first member of the Sulfolobales was discovered in 1972, and current 23 species are validly named under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. The majority of members of the Sulfolobales is obl...
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| author | Li-Jun Liu Li-Jun Liu Zhen Jiang Zhen Jiang Pei Wang Pei Wang Ya-Ling Qin Ya-Ling Qin Wen Xu Wen Xu Yang Wang Yang Wang Shuang-Jiang Liu Shuang-Jiang Liu Cheng-Ying Jiang Cheng-Ying Jiang |
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| description | The order Sulfolobales (phylum Crenarchaeota) is a group of thermoacidophilic archaea. The first member of the Sulfolobales was discovered in 1972, and current 23 species are validly named under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. The majority of members of the Sulfolobales is obligately or facultatively chemolithoautotrophic. When they grow autotrophically, elemental sulfur or reduced inorganic sulfur compounds are their energy sources. Therefore, sulfur metabolism is the most important physiological characteristic of the Sulfolobales. The functions of some enzymes and proteins involved in sulfur reduction, sulfur oxidation, sulfide oxidation, thiosulfate oxidation, sulfite oxidation, tetrathionate hydrolysis, and sulfur trafficking have been determined. In this review, we describe current knowledge about the physiology, taxonomy, and sulfur metabolism of the Sulfolobales, and note future challenges in this field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79e5920531b846a3ac6a0094e8b58d592022-12-21T20:37:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2021-10-011210.3389/fmicb.2021.768283768283Physiology, Taxonomy, and Sulfur Metabolism of the Sulfolobales, an Order of Thermoacidophilic ArchaeaLi-Jun Liu0Li-Jun Liu1Zhen Jiang2Zhen Jiang3Pei Wang4Pei Wang5Ya-Ling Qin6Ya-Ling Qin7Wen Xu8Wen Xu9Yang Wang10Yang Wang11Shuang-Jiang Liu12Shuang-Jiang Liu13Cheng-Ying Jiang14Cheng-Ying Jiang15School of Basic Medical Science, the Xi’an Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism and Tumor Immunity, Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an, ChinaKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Basic Medical Science, the Xi’an Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism and Tumor Immunity, Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an, ChinaKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Basic Medical Science, the Xi’an Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism and Tumor Immunity, Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an, ChinaKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaThe order Sulfolobales (phylum Crenarchaeota) is a group of thermoacidophilic archaea. The first member of the Sulfolobales was discovered in 1972, and current 23 species are validly named under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. The majority of members of the Sulfolobales is obligately or facultatively chemolithoautotrophic. When they grow autotrophically, elemental sulfur or reduced inorganic sulfur compounds are their energy sources. Therefore, sulfur metabolism is the most important physiological characteristic of the Sulfolobales. The functions of some enzymes and proteins involved in sulfur reduction, sulfur oxidation, sulfide oxidation, thiosulfate oxidation, sulfite oxidation, tetrathionate hydrolysis, and sulfur trafficking have been determined. In this review, we describe current knowledge about the physiology, taxonomy, and sulfur metabolism of the Sulfolobales, and note future challenges in this field.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.768283/fullCrenarchaeotaSulfolobalestaxonomysulfur metabolismsulfur trafficking |
| spellingShingle | Li-Jun Liu Li-Jun Liu Zhen Jiang Zhen Jiang Pei Wang Pei Wang Ya-Ling Qin Ya-Ling Qin Wen Xu Wen Xu Yang Wang Yang Wang Shuang-Jiang Liu Shuang-Jiang Liu Cheng-Ying Jiang Cheng-Ying Jiang Physiology, Taxonomy, and Sulfur Metabolism of the Sulfolobales, an Order of Thermoacidophilic Archaea Frontiers in Microbiology Crenarchaeota Sulfolobales taxonomy sulfur metabolism sulfur trafficking |
| title | Physiology, Taxonomy, and Sulfur Metabolism of the Sulfolobales, an Order of Thermoacidophilic Archaea |
| title_full | Physiology, Taxonomy, and Sulfur Metabolism of the Sulfolobales, an Order of Thermoacidophilic Archaea |
| title_fullStr | Physiology, Taxonomy, and Sulfur Metabolism of the Sulfolobales, an Order of Thermoacidophilic Archaea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physiology, Taxonomy, and Sulfur Metabolism of the Sulfolobales, an Order of Thermoacidophilic Archaea |
| title_short | Physiology, Taxonomy, and Sulfur Metabolism of the Sulfolobales, an Order of Thermoacidophilic Archaea |
| title_sort | physiology taxonomy and sulfur metabolism of the sulfolobales an order of thermoacidophilic archaea |
| topic | Crenarchaeota Sulfolobales taxonomy sulfur metabolism sulfur trafficking |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.768283/full |
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