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Descriptor English: Acidianus
Descriptor Spanish: Acidianus
Descriptor Acidianus
Scope note: Género de ARCHAEA cocoide, anaerobio facultativo, de la familia SULFOLOBACEAE. Las células tienen una forma muy irregular y son termoacidofílicas. En algunas especies, el crecimiento litrotrófico tiene lugar aeróbicamente por la oxidación del azufre en algunas especies. La distribución comprende manantiales solfatáricos y campos, lodazales y ambientes marinos ácidos geotérmicamente calentados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Acidianus
Descriptor French: Acidianus
Tree number(s): B02.075.725.725.030
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D041541
Scope note: A genus of facultatively anaerobic coccoid ARCHAEA, in the family SULFOLOBACEAE. Cells are highly irregular in shape and thermoacidophilic. Lithotrophic growth occurs aerobically via sulfur oxidation in some species. Distribution includes solfataric springs and fields, mudholes, and geothermically heated acidic marine environments.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Archaea (1999-2000)
Sulfolobaceae (1996-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 38017
Unique ID: D041541
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Acidianus - Preferred
Concept UI M0438374
Scope note A genus of facultatively anaerobic coccoid ARCHAEA, in the family SULFOLOBACEAE. Cells are highly irregular in shape and thermoacidophilic. Lithotrophic growth occurs aerobically via sulfur oxidation in some species. Distribution includes solfataric springs and fields, mudholes, and geothermically heated acidic marine environments.
Preferred term Acidianus



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