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. 2008 Oct 17;74(24):7723–7732. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01545-08

TABLE 1.

Components of respiratory ETC in the order Sulfolobales

Component ORF(s) Homolog present in: Reference Proposed function
NDH-II Msed2059 A. ambivalens 17 Transfer of electron from NADH to quinones
S. metallicus 3
SdhABCD Msed0674-Msed0677 A. ambivalens 32 Transfer of electron from succinate to quinones
S. tokodaii 24
Terminal oxidases
    SoxABCDL Msed0285-Msed0291 S. acidocaldarius 16 aa3-type transferring electrons to O2 (proton pump)
    SoxEFGHIM Msed0319-Msed0324 S. acidocaldarius 29 bb3-type transferring electrons to O2 (proton pump)
    DoxBCE Msed2030-Msed2032 A. ambivalens 14 aa3-type transferring electrons to O2 (proton pump)
    SoxNL-CbsAB Msed0500-Msed0504 S. acidocaldarius 22 Electron transfer, direction unknown
    FoxABCD Msed0477-Msed0478, Msed0480, Msed0484-Msed0485 S. metallicus/S. tokodaii 5 Electron transfer, direction unknown
DoxDA Msed0363-Msed0364 A. ambivalens 37 Transfer of electron from thiosulfate to quinones
TetH Msed0804 A. ferrooxidans 26 Disproportionation of tetrathionate
A. caldus 9