Genus Sulfolobus
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Sulfolobus Brock et al. 1972, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Sulfolobales Stetter 1989; type genus of the family ¤ Sulfolobaceae Stetter 1989).
Type species: ¤ Sulfolobus acidocaldarius Brock et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. masc. n. lobus, a ball, lobe; N.L. masc. n. Sulfolobus, lobed sulfur-oxidizing organism.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: BROCK (T.D.), BROCK (K.M.), BELLY (R.T.) and WEISS (R.L.): Sulfolobus: A new genus of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria living at low pH and high temperature. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1972, 84, 54-68.
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius Brock et al. 1972, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33909= DSM 639 = IFO (now NBRC) 15157 = JCM 8929.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D14876, CP000077 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour), an acid; L. masc. adj. caldarius, pertaining to warm or hot; N.L. masc. adj. acidocaldarius, organism living in acid-hot environments.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: BROCK (T.D.), BROCK (K.M.), BELLY (R.T.) and WEISS (R.L.): Sulfolobus: A new genus of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria living at low pH and high temperature. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1972, 84, 54-68.
Sulfolobus brierleyi Zillig et al. 1980, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 1651 = JCM 8954.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D26489.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. brierleyi, of Brierley, named for J. A. Brierley who isolated the organism.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 5. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 676-677.
Effective publication: ZILLIG (W.), STETTER (K.O.), WUNDERL (S.), SCHULZ (W.), PRIESS (H.) and SCHOLZ (I.): The Sulfolobus- "Caldariella" group: taxonomy on the basis of the structure of DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Arch. Mikrobiol., 1980, 125, 259-269.
Validation List no. 5 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Acidianus brierleyi (Zillig et al. 1980) Segerer et al. 1986, comb. nov.
Sulfolobus hakonensis Takayanagi et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HO1-1 = ATCC 51241= DSM 7519 = IAM 14250 = JCM 8857.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D86414.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hakonensis, pertaining to Hakone, Japan, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: TAKAYANAGI (S.), KAWASAKI (H.), SUGIMORI (K.), YAMADA (T.), SUGAI (A.), ITO (T.), YAMASATO (K.) and SHIODA (M.): Sulfolobus hakonensis sp. nov., a novel species of acidothermophilic archaeon. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 377-382.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Metallosphaera hakonensis (Takayanagi et al. 1996) Kurosawa et al. 2003, comb. nov.
Sulfolobus metallicus Huber and Stetter 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Kra 23 = DSM 6482 = IFO (now NBRC) 15436 = JCM 9184.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D85519.
Etymology: L. masc. n. metallicus, the miner.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 40. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 191-192.
Effective publication: HUBER (G.) and STETTER (K.O.): Sulfolobus metallicus, sp. nov., a novel strictly chemolithoautotrophic thermophilic archaeal species of metal-mobilizers. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1991, 14, 372-378.
Validation List no. 40 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sulfolobus shibatae Grogan et al. 1991, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B12 = ATCC 51178= DSM 5389 = IFO (now NBRC) 15437 = JCM 8931.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M32504.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. shibatae, of Shibata, named after Masaru Shibata who enabled us to obtain the samples from which the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 38. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 456-457.
Effective publication: GROGAN (D.), PALM (P.) and ZILLIG (W.): Isolate B12, which harbours a virus-like element, represents a new species of the archaebacterial genus Sulfolobus, Sulfolobus shibatae, sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1990, 154, 594-599.
Validation List no. 38 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Saccharolobus shibatae (Grogan et al. 1991) Sakai and Kurosawa 2018, comb. nov.
Sulfolobus solfataricus Zillig et al. 1980, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 35091= DSM 1616 = IFO (now NBRC) 15331 = JCM 8930.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D26490.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. solfataricus, pertaining to solfatara, living in solfatara habitats.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 5. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 676-677.
Effective publication: ZILLIG (W.), STETTER (K.O.), WUNDERL (S.), SCHULZ (W.), PRIESS (H.) and SCHOLZ (I.): The Sulfolobus- "Caldariella" group: taxonomy on the basis of the structure of DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Arch. Mikrobiol., 1980, 125, 259-269.
Validation List no. 5 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Saccharolobus solfataricus (Zillig et al. 1980) Sakai and Kurosawa 2018, comb. nov.
Sulfolobus tokodaii Suzuki et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 7 = DSM 16993 = JCM 10545 = NBRC 100140.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB022438.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. tokodaii, of Tokoda (the Japanese name of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where this isolate was initially characterized).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 87. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1437-1438.
Effective publication: SUZUKI (T.), IWASAKI (T.), UZAWA (T.), HARA (K.), NEMOTO (N.), KON (T.), UEKI (T.), YAMAGISHI (A.) and OSHIMA (T.): Sulfolobus tokodaii sp. nov. (f. Sulfolobus sp. strain 7), a new member of the genus Sulfolobus isolated from Beppu Hot Springs, Japan. Extremophiles, 2002, 6, 39-44.
Validation List no. 87 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published, because the original publication makes reference to the deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sulfolobus tokodaii Suzuki et al. 2002 is considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Sulfurisphaera tokodaii (Suzuki et al. 2002) Tsuboi et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Sulfolobus yangmingensis Jan et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YM1.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB010957.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. yangmingensis, pertaining to the Yang-Ming National Park, Taiwan, Republic of China, from where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: JAN (R.L.), WU (J.), CHAW (S.M.), TSAI (C.W.) and TSEN (S.D.): A novel species of thermoacidophilic archaeon, Sulfolobus yangmingensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1809-1816.
Original article in IJSEM Online