Ferroplasma cupricumulans sp. nov., a novel moderately thermophilic, acidophilic archaeon isolated from an industrial-scale chalcocite bioleach heap

Extremophiles

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 525-530

  Hawkes, Rebecca B ^a,b   Franzmann, Peter D ^a   O'hara, Graham ^b   Plumb, Jason J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Archaea; Ferroplasma; Ferroplasma cupricumulans sp. nov.; Heap bioleaching; Moderate thermophile

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL DNA; COPPER; FERRIC ION; FERRIC SULFATE; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFATE; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METALLURGY; MYANMAR; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PHYLOGENY; RIBOTYPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASMA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; DNA, ARCHAEAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; METALLURGY; MYANMAR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RIBOTYPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASMA;

ACIDOPHILES; ARCHAEA; COCCUS (SCALE); FERROPLASMA; FERROPLASMA ACIDIPHILUM;

EID: 33751085608     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-006-0527-y     Document Type: Article

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