<i>Hanensula anomala</i> isolated from the Berkeley Pit, Butte, MT, is a metal-specific extremophile.

ABSTRACT: A yeast-like extremophile organism, Hansenula anomala, has been isolated from the superfund site the Berkeley Pit Lake in Butte, Montana. Studies demonstrate H. anomala growth in some of the known Berkeley Pit Lake solutes. Microbial growth dynamics under controlled conditions were compared of H. anomala for multiple metal concentrations. Each solute/metal was tested separately at previously reported concentrations on the geochemistry of the Berkeley Pit lake in the first 0.2 m in spring (pH 2.5). H. anomala grew well with sulfur (S), MgSO₄, CaSO₄, potassium chloride (KCl), and NaSO₄ and was inhibited with FeSO₄, MnSO₄, CuSO₄, AlSO₄, or ZnSO₄. With the addition of elemental S

SUBMITTER: Roessler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448421 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature