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Definition of 'acidianus' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  acidianus
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.

'acidianus' - Nearby Entries  

acid-base imbalance  acidaminococcaceae  acidaminococcus  acidianus  acidic glycosphingolipids  acidiphilium  acidithiobacillus  



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