Isolation and characterization of Ferroplasma thermophilum sp. nov., a novel extremely acidophilic, moderately thermophilic archaeon and its role in bioleaching of chalcopyrite

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 591-601

  Zhou, H ^a   Zhang, R ^a   Hu, P ^a   Zeng, W ^a   Xie, Y ^a   Wu, C ^a,b   Qiu, G ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Ocean Mineral Resources R and D Association   (China)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Archaeon; Chalcopyrite; Ferroplasma sp.; Ferrous iron oxidizing

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; FATTY ACIDS; GENES; IRON; MICROORGANISMS; RNA; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

16S RRNA GENE; ARCHAEON; CHALCOPYRITE; FERROPLASMA SP.; FERROUS IRON-OXIDIZING; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; MODERATELY THERMOPHILIC; PH ENVIRONMENTS; SERIAL DILUTIONS; THERMOPHILIC ARCHAEA;

BIOLEACHING;

AMPICILLIN; CHALCOPYRITE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FERROUS ION; KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; PYRITE; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; COPPER COMPOUND; DILUTION; DISSOLUTION; DNA; IRON; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA; YEAST;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS CALDUS; ACIDOPHILE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLEACHING; BIOREACTOR; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FERROPLASMA THERMOPHILUM; GENE SEQUENCE; LEACHING; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PROTEIN CONTENT; THERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON; YEAST;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS CALDUS; ARCHAEA; FERROPLASMA; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; THERMOPHILUM;

EID: 47249121250     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03807.x     Document Type: Article

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