Question

Sulfolobus comes under category

• A. Extreme halophils
• B. Methanogens
• C. Thermoacidophils
• D. All of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Thermoacidophils

Thermoacidophiles are the organism which has both thermophilic and acidophilic properties. It can grow under high temperature and low pH. Sulfolobus is a genus of microorganism which can grow at pH 2-3 and temperatures of 75-80 degrees. It has a chemotrophic nutrition where sulfur is used to oxidize simply reduced carbon compounds. It synthesizes a layer of tetraethers which helps them to survive extreme acid as well as high temperature.

So, the correct answer is option C.