Adaptation of Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 to fluctuating O2 concentrations

Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 was grown aerobically, with O2 concentrations ranging from 1.5 to 26 % (v/v; gas phase). To gain some insight in control of the respiratory system, transcriptomes of the strain cultivated in different O2 concentrations (1.5 % vs 21 %, 1.5 % vs 26 %) were compared using a DNA microarray approach. Two-condition experiments: 1.5% O2 vs two other O2 concentrations (21 or 26% O2). Biological replicates independently grown. One replicate per array. Dye swaps.