title: Extremely thermophilic acidophilic bacteria convergent with Sulfolobus acidocaldarius.
abstract: A series of extremely thermophilic acidophilic bacteria has been characterized as closely resembling the species Sulfolobus acidocaldarius except for a totally different guanosine-cytosine content in the DNA; some conceptual consequences of this situation are discussed. Both organisms also share special features, including a very characteristic type of ether lipid, with other extreme acidophilic thermophiles.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates; D001419:Bacteria / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D003470:Culture Media; D003596:Cytosine / Q000032:analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006151:Guanosine / Q000032:analysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007501:Iron; D007558:Italy; D007783:Lactones; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008798:Mevalonic Acid; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D007783:Lactones; D008055:Lipids; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D006151:Guanosine; D003596:Cytosine; D007501:Iron; D008798:Mevalonic Acid