Sulfolobus is a genus of microorganism in the family Sulfolobaceae. It belongs to the archaea domain.
In taxonomy, Thermoplasma is a genus of the Thermoplasmataceae.
In taxonomy, the Thermoplasmata are a class of the Euryarchaeota.
In taxonomy, the Picrophilaceae are a family of microbes within Thermoplasmatales.
The Pyrodictiaceae are a family of disc-shaped anaerobic microorganisms belonging to the order Desulfurococcales, in the domain Archaea. Members of this family are distinguished from the other family (Desulfurococcaceae) in the order Desulfurococcales by having an optimal growth temperature above 100 °C, rather than below 100 °C.
In taxonomy, Vulcanisaeta is a genus of the Thermoproteaceae.
In taxonomy, Acidianus is a genus of the Sulfolobaceae.
Stygiolobus is a genus in the family Sulfolobaceae.
Sulfurisphaera is a genus of the Sulfolobaceae.
In taxonomy, Rhodothalassium is a genus of the Rhodobacteraceae. Up to now there is only one species of this genus known.
Acidilobus is a genus of archaea in the family Acidilobaceae.
Aeropyrum is a genus of archaea in the family Desulfurococcaceae.
Thermodiscus is a genus of archaea in the family Desulfurococcaceae. The only species is Thermodiscus maritimus.
Thermosphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae. They are a group of prokaryotic organisms which have been discovered in extremely hot environments such as sulfur springs, volcanoes, and magma pools. Isolates of Thermosphaera were first identified in 1998 from the Obsidian Pool in Yellowstone National Park.
In taxonomy, Natronococcus is a genus of the Natrialbaceae.
The outflow of acidic liquids and other pollutants from mines is often catalysed by acid-loving microorganisms; these are the acidophiles in acid mine drainage.
Picrophilus oshimae is a species of Archaea described in 1996. Picrophilus oshimae was found in a fumarole in Hokkaido, Japan. The hot spring the fumarole was located in had a pH of 2.2.
Picrophilus torridus is a species of Archaea described in 1996. Picrophilus torridus was found in soil near a hot spring in Hokkaido, Japan. The pH of the soil was less than 0.5. P. torridus also has one of the smallest genomes found among organisms that are free-living and are non-parasitic and a high coding density, meaning that the majority of its genes are coding regions and provide instructions for building proteins. The current research suggests the two hostile conditions favored by P. torridus have exerted selective pressure towards having a small and compact genome, which is less likely to be damaged by the harsh environment.
Acidilobus saccharovorans is a thermoacidophilic species of anaerobic archaea. The species was originally described in 2009 after being isolated from hot springs in Kamchatka.
Christa Schleper is a German microbiologist known for her work on the evolution and ecology of Archaea. Schleper is Head of the Department of Functional and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Vienna in Austria.
