地热生境中硫酸的细菌起源。

Science. 1973 Mar 30;179(4080):1323-4. doi: 10.1126/science.179.4080.1323.

Natural populations of Sulfolobus, a new genus of bacteria occurring in sulfur-rich, acid hot springs and soils, were found to oxidize large amounts of sulfur to sulfuric acid at temperatures up to 85 degrees C. These bacteria are important high-temperature geochemical agents in solfatara soils.

自然环境中的 Sulfolobus 种群，是一种新的细菌属，存在于富含硫、酸性热泉和土壤中，在高达 85°C 的温度下，这些细菌能够将大量的硫氧化成硫酸。这些细菌是索尔顿海土壤中重要的高温地球化学剂。