Identification and characterization of four strains of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans isolated from different sites in China

Microbiological Research

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 613-623

  Chen, Hong ^a   Yang, Bo ^a   Chen, Xinhua ^a  

^a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Gene cloning; Genetic polymorphism; Physiological properties; Substrate oxidizing activity

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLONING; DNA; GENES; HEAVY METALS; IRON; METAL IONS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; POLYMORPHISM; PYRITES; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR;

16S RDNA SEQUENCE; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; CYTOCHROME OXIDASE; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY SOURCE; FERROOXIDANS; FERROUS ION; GENE CLONING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS; GENOMIC DNA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION RATES; PH OPTIMA; PHENOTYPIC DIFFERENCES; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; RAPD ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY CHAINS; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION;

STRAIN;

BACTERIUM; CLONAL ORGANISM; DNA; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HEAVY METAL; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; PH; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; PYRITE; SAMPLING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 70449133385     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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