Extending the models for iron and sulfur oxidation in the extreme acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans gains energy from the oxidation of ferrous iron and various reduced inorganic sulfur compounds at very acidic pH. Although an initial model for the electron pathways involved in iron oxidation has been developed, much less is known about the sulfur oxidation in this microorganism. In addition, what has been reported for both iron and sulfur oxidation has been derived from different A. ferrooxidans strains, some of which have not been phylogenetically characterized and some have been shown to be mixed cultures. It is necessary to provide models of iron and sulfur oxidation pathways within one strain of A. ferrooxidans in order to comprehend the full metabolic potential of the pangenome of the genus.

Results

Bioinformatic-based metabol

SUBMITTER: Quatrini R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2754497 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature