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Ferroplasma acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., an acidophilic, autotrophic, ferrous-iron-oxidizing, cell-wall-lacking, mesophilic member of the Ferroplasmaceae fam. nov., comprising a distinct lineage of the Archaea.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2000
Golyshina O V, Pivovarova T A, Karavaiko G I, Kondratéva T F, Moore E R, Abraham W R, Lünsdorf H, Timmis K N, Yakimov M M, Golyshin P N
Abstract excerpt
An isolate of an acidophilic archaeon, strain YT, was obtained from a bioleaching pilot plant. The organism oxidizes ferrous iron as the sole energy source and fixes inorganic carbon as the sole carbon source. The optimal pH for growth is 1.7, although growth is observed in the range pH 1.3 to 2.2. The cells are pleomorphic and without a cell wall. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed this strain to cluster...
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