Delftia acidovorans

Delftia acidovorans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Beta Proteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Comamonadaceae
Genus: Delftia
Binomial name
Delftia acidovorans
(den Dooren de Jong 1926)
Wen et al. 1999
Type strain
2167, 85004, ACM 489, AJ 3117, ATCC 15668, BCRC 14819, CBMAI 692, CBMAI 693, CCEB 863, CCRC 14819, CCTM La 1849, CCUG 12692, CCUG 14481, CDBB 583, CECT 311 ,CFBP 2444, CGMCC 1.3363, CIP 103021, CNCTC 159/78, den Dooren de Jong 7, DSM 39, DSM 50251, Hugh 2167, IAM 12409, ICS0057, IFO 14950, IMET 10620, JCM 5833, JCM 6203, KCTC 2991, Kosako 85014, KS 0057, L.E. den Dooren de Jong 7, LMD 26.37, LMD 84.19, LMG 1226, LMG 6031, LMG 8910, LMG 8911, NBRC 14950, NCCB 26037, NCCB 84019, NCIB 9681, NCIM 2861, NCIMB 9681, NCTC 10683, NCTC 1085T, NCTC 10859, Palleroni # 14, Palleroni 14, R-17763, R.Hugh 2167, R.Y. Stanier 14, R.Y.Stanier 14

, RH 2167, Stanier 14, strain RF50, USCC 2036, VTT E-86250[1]

Synonyms

Comamonas acidovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Tamaoka et al. 1987
Pseudomonas indoloxidans Gray 1928
Pseudomonas desmolytica Gray and Thornton 1928
Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926

Delftia acidovorans is a Gram-negative non-spore-forming,[2] aerobe,[3] rod-shaped bacterium known for its ability, together with another bacterium species, Cupriavidus metallidurans, to produce gold nuggets. Layers of these bacteria dissolve gold into nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are able to move through rocks and soil and can be deposited in new locations in gold ore.[4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.straininfo.net/strains/8064
  2. ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC269557/?page=1
  3. ↑ http://web.mst.edu/~microbio/bio221_2007/C_acidovorans.htm
  4. ↑ O'Hanlon, Larry (September 1, 2010). "Bacteria Make Gold Nuggets". Discovery News. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ Superman-Strength Bacteria Produce 24-Karat Gold
  6. ↑ The bacteria that turns toxic chemicals into pure gold