Uncovering the Mechanisms of Halotolerance in the Extremely Acidophilic Members of the Acidihalobacter Genus Through Comparative Genome Analysis.

ABSTRACT: There are few naturally occurring environments where both acid and salinity stress exist together, consequently, there has been little evolutionary pressure for microorganisms to develop systems that enable them to deal with both stresses simultaneously. Members of the genus Acidihalobacter are iron- and sulfur-oxidizing, halotolerant acidophiles that have developed the ability to tolerate acid and saline stress and, therefore, have the potential to bioleach ores with brackish or saline process waters under acidic conditions. The genus consists of four members, A. prosperus DSM 5130^T, A. prosperus DSM 14174, A. prosperus F5 and "A. ferrooxidans" DSM 14175. An in depth genome comparison was undertaken in order to provide a more comprehensive des

SUBMITTER: Khaleque HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6396713 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature