Sulfolobus metallicus
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| Sulfolobus metallicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Crenarchaeota |
| Phylum: | Crenarchaeota |
| Class: | Thermoprotei |
| Order: | Sulfolobales |
| Family: | Sulfolobaceae |
| Genus: | Sulfolobus |
| Species: | S. metallicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sulfolobus metallicus Huber and Stetter 1992 | |
Sulfolobus metallicus is a thermophilic archaeon. It is a strict chemolithoautotroph gaining energy by oxidation of sulphur and sulphidic ores. Its type strain is Kra 23 (DSM 6482).[1][2]
References
- ↑ Huber, Gertrud; Stetter, Karl O. (1991). "Sulfolobus metallicus, sp. nov., a Novel Strictly Chemolithoautotrophic Thermophilic Archaeal Species of Metal-Mobilizers". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 14 (4): 372–378. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(11)80312-7. ISSN 0723-2020.
- ↑ Morales M, Arancibia J, Lemus M, Silva J, Gentina JC, Aroca G (2011). "Bio-oxidation of H2S by Sulfolobus metallicus.". Biotechnol Lett 33 (11): 2141–5. doi:10.1007/s10529-011-0689-2. PMID 21744275.
Further reading
- Astudillo, C.; Acevedo, F. (2008). "Adaptation of Sulfolobus metallicus to high pulp densities in the biooxidation of a flotation gold concentrate". Hydrometallurgy 92 (1-2): 11–15. doi:10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.02.003. ISSN 0304-386X.
- Bathe, S.; Norris, P. R. (2007). "Ferrous Iron- and Sulfur-Induced Genes in Sulfolobus metallicus". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73 (8): 2491–2497. doi:10.1128/AEM.02589-06. ISSN 0099-2240.
- Remonsellez, F. (2006). "Copper tolerance of the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus metallicus: possible role of polyphosphate metabolism". Microbiology 152 (1): 59–66. doi:10.1099/mic.0.28241-0. ISSN 1350-0872.
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