SULFOLOBUS GENOME - FROM GENOMICS TO BIOLOGY

Major progress in sequencing the genome of Sulfolobus solfataricus has been closely concerted with the characterization and sequencing of ma ny extrachromosomal genetic elements, including viruses, cryptic plasm ids and conjugative plasmids, as well as mobile archaeal introns and t ransposons. The rafter have provided a basis for developing the first generation of vectors that are now being used to study the genetics of Sulfolobus and other Archaea.