Gene database of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639

Sulfolobus acidocaldarius is a thermophilic archaeon that
thrives under acidic environment. Able to oxidize sulphur, the archaeon could
grow at temperatures of 55-85 oC, with optimal growth at 70-75 oC.
Potential to grow at thermophilic and acidic environments opens up the
microorganism possible use in bioleaching, where microbes secretes metabolites that
could help leach useful metals from ores or electronic scrap material. This
work sought to provide fundamental information of the genetic repertoire of Sulfolobus
acidocaldarius DSM 639 by parsing its annotated genome sequence downloaded
from Genbank. Comprising gene name, gene function and gene sequence, the
resource should be useful for understanding the metabolic machinery that helps
endow S. acidocaldarius the ability to secrete metabolites for use in
bioleaching. Additionally, gene sequence information available should also help
guide molecular cloning work to heterologously express genes useful in
bioleaching in mesophilic hosts such as Escherichia coli.